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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1903-09-17
HOLDUP AT ELKTON
A Youth Gives Tramp Ride and
Gets Shot at

Friday night Sheriff Campbell and
Attorney Cheeyer was called % Elkton
by telephone message stating that
there had been hodup down there
A boy named Miller, whose parents
have recently moved on f.-n sa.-.
Of ElktoD started home fr
when lab0rcr asked 10 ride When
a short dist .ra ont Of Elkton the hoy
says the mas ID him if he had .ly
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1903-09-17
S A. McElmurry took nosses.ior

). A. McElmurry took possession Of
the Palace Livery Tuesday morning
ana his many friends will be pleased
TO learn that their orders viii be at
tended 10 by person who thoroughly
understands his business Mr.. McEl.
murry requests the REGISTER to say
mat he intends To improve the service
n many ways and stands ready ia
serve his old patrons, and all new ones
VINO may come, with dispatch and
good treatment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1903-09-17
KIDS CRAZY CAPER


La'I week MONDAY harry oI>ou
aGrd u years informed his ine"dS
! 'h'' he was gong hunting but ne
eNljcoiI} changed hIo miad aN ne sold
ms shotgun AT the second hand store
I'' 30 "'. .ll WIS -aue l3'l seen "l
'h'}"1 man 'nd soon after Hr h-d
o'- pn'a.ea MISS Iva Cory. th' h'..'"
yea. 'i j'n1nlrT - NI~' J. II liuSh-
>'" N'~ nI'~r". 4" some NaF ). =.
'.-'' 't'h'foi 1l' "'} i'd"' od' ''al
0'' l"' youngsters '"I ~E'Hp'I 'ut
l'4tj!'rI d''" "E Iu4 l.'|h n' .i' 'raIH
men Ah'F i'ct''i ''''p aiV - nViIi',
'''"r inl went after them ON we'd
h''ity. Ar. ois'h i'Hnd 'he hotel
"'lhIc t'eY ma" FeglStcFei aS prothcr
ana N'Nl'i ana "ad'ehEaged tN) rooms,
hiIt IL was evident that the youngsters
c2'!Sht N'-ht OF 1he parent ana search
Wllere n" would, could md no trace.
hey were hVlng IN hlEh style at the
hol'i "h'.e lhey were stopping ana
~ vas evident that Jhey were not
/ r'aN\ 10 90 nome MI, o!Son informed
tHe p-opie abDrtohVll1e VINO the young
/ ihiple were ana icIt word Tor the
ho''I man 10 "atch ouJ. lie then re-
/ lurutd nome Oh saturday Mr.. olson
. received "a telegram from his son stat
+ IhE Judt they were broke ana asked
i FOR money 90 come home. Anau~Wcr
was sent and letter followed with
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1903-09-17
rf0ND4Y
TUESDAY


Over 90 offered pa Farmes Special prize for
best exhibit Of all kind, Of advertisements for details
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

two or more lamps, as may be neces-
sary. are connected in series. In form
the osmium lamp Is not different from
The ordinary ircandescent lamp. A Ger
man technical publication contains an
account Of tests made on nine 25-candle-
power lamps which were connected in
three sets OF three lamps in series on a
1O4-volt circuit. The lamps were run
for 2T5 hours and tho tabulated result
shows gradual increase in energy and
a decrease in candle-power for ali the
lamps. At the end OF the run the lamps
we're still in fairly good condition. the
loss in candle-power being about % per
cent. the energy increasing from LS5
watts per candle TO 1-95 watts per can
die.
\ comparison is then made with in
candescent lamps, using a carbon hIa-
ment, the Nernst lamp and the osmium
lamp. The incandescent lamp taken was
a 12O-volt lamp giving 25 horizontal can
die power. The average consumption is
given as 80 watts per candle The de-
probation charge for 800 hours is taken
as 81 cents. With electrical energy at
Is cents per kilowatt- hour. the average
cost per candle-hour is found to be COS
cent
The figures for the Nernst lamp are as
follows: 13O-candle- power. 22O-volt
Nernst lamp. 2.O5 average watts per
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

trolley wheels, 20 which are attached
cables. is affixed at the base OF thu
horizontal bar, and by means Of another
cable is quickly pulled TO the top n
the bar. level with the trolley raIi.
The movable piece in the rail gives way
at the approach of the matrix con
tanning the wheels. and when these are
on a level with the stationary portion
Of the cornice rails, the matrix sets
the wheels free, and they pass 20 he
rail. travelling 10 any place around the
building desired
Before the matrix is hoisted. a bas-
ket. consisting OF a solid board floor. net
sides and gaspipe circular railing, is at
tached 10 the base Of the trolley wheel.
and when the wheel slides 20 the rail
under the cornice II carries the basket
with IT. The baskets are moved TO the
front Of any window desired. and raised
or lowered az will In each is stationed
fireman, who superintends the transfer
OF the would-Oe victims from the window
to the basket. and by means Of the other
end OF the cable the basket is lowered to
the ground and the occupants landed
safely The working of the apparatus IS
rapid. and the demonstration showed
that in the event Of a fire a large num-
Der Of people could be safely brought to
the ground without harm, when every
other avenue Of escape was cut of.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Arrangement b. Which the
Local Garbage Is Collected
q Source Of Revenue 10 the.
District Instead Of an EX-
pense, as Heretofore.

7 INSTEAD Of being an expense to the
L city for its removal. the garbage OF
Washington is. under the system now in
vogue. n revenue producer. and the
scraps OF refuse from the thousands OF
homes in the city are returned TO those
homes. in many instances. in the shape
OF highly perfumed toilet soaps. made
from an oil extracted from the refuse at
a plant not many miles from the city in
a coy little factory down in Virginia.
IN order to make possible the sale of
the garbage. the District Commissioners
have formulated a rule that the refuse be
divided into two classes-vegetabI and
animal matter on the one hand. aud non
combustible material on the other And
in order that these classes may be sepa-
rated housekeepers are required to keep
two cans and distribute the refuse be
fore it Is taken away from tho house
Under the system IN vogue 1t is impos-
sible for THIS work 10 be done at the re-
oeivinE depot. and il is therefore neces-
sary that the householder. to whom no
charge for the removal OF refuse is
made. shall lend assistance in the as
sortment. In other words. housekeep-
ers are not expected 10 throw tin cans.
crockery, and other like substances into
the SAND receiving can as is used for
the scraps OF meat and vegetable matter
left over after each meal or in the
preparation OF the meals.
Make Daily Rounds.
The wagons Of the Street Cleaning De
partment make their daily rounds for
the collection of this garbage. and when
they have secured load it is taken to
the receiving depot at the corner of New
Jersey Avenue and X Street southeast.
where the tanks are loaded on cars and
sent TO their destination.
Every morning at O'Clock. armed with
a large tin horn. the drivers OF the gar
bage wagons start forth on the regular
routes.
The city is divided up into sections.
and each section has it's special wagon
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

lector at the back gate. dusky head
is poked out, and there is generally an
exchange OF courtesies:
Look hyar. whaffor you bio dat ole
horn so loud? Do you fink we IS ded in
his hyar house?" asks a dusky belle.
willing to 1irt. for the purpose of get
ting on the good side OF the driver in or
der that her refuse" may receive quick
attention.
Go, long. chile; you know I didn't
blow dat horn loud: jes wanted 20 see
your purity face come a-running. How is
yer dis morn. anyway? It sure is a
scrumptuous day. Has you got sam
wich for your man. dis morn NJ"
Out from the folds OF the gingham
apron is pulled a ''nouty good meal
and the serving lady replies:
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

men. devise a way of slaughtering him
expeditiously and plentifully without
incidentally killing half the people in
the community. The specimens gener-
ally come from farmers with little OF
no explanation.
Uncle 81 has a fine line OF garden sass
which promises to keep the summer
boerders full Of contentment and will
ingness to pay literally for their keep.
when one morning he finds that the
greater part OF his peas. cabbage. or
something else looks like a willy boy
after hard night With FIRE in his eve
and rage in his heart. the son OF the
soil seeks the cause OF the catastrophe.
and finds a bug.
His first rage vented. the toiier gath
ers a few OF the strange destroyers and
shows them to his faithful wife as she
is bringing the coffee from the kitchen
10 the table. Pulling down her specs.
she gives the Insects careful scrutiny.
but fails to recognize the species.
That evening the rueful rustic hurries
TO the general store. taking pillbox
full of the new devourers. They are
passed from hand to hand. but nobody
can name the enemy.
The Postmaster to the Rescue.
Everyone Is specuIating about the
mystery when the postmaster. who is
connected with the Government and
ought to know. suggests:
Why not send them bugs 20 old
Farmer Wilson, the Secretary OF Agri-
culture down at the Capital? 81 Hawk
ins sent him some bugs what was eatin'
his peach trees and got an answer right
soon after. You send them to old VIII
son and he'll tell you what TO do 70
save the crap.
The tip Is taken and in due time there
arrives at the department pill box full
OF bugs with letter requesting that
they be named and some method OF
poisoning them be suggested.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

that goes over the same route day aft
er day. so that the department knows
just which driver to hold responsible
for any complaints of failure to collect
the refuse that are made by household
ers.
It Is easy to tell OF the approach OF
the refuse wagon. for each driver is
armed with a huge tin horn. such as
the small boy delights to blow at Christ
mas time. and each Of the drivers ap-
pears to be well equipped in the matter
of lungs. for some Of the blasts that
emanate from some Of the dusky throats
would awake the dead who had been
sleeping many years.
Exchange of CouItesies.
But. these horn blasts have their ef-
feet. for upon the arrival of the col
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

'L.eek hysr. man. ain't been feeding
you ev'ry morn'n since you been on dis
route? whaffor I forglt you dis
morn'n2"
Well, by-by. honey. must be NOV
ing"
And this conversation, with suitable
action aud generally the same result, is
practiced as each rear gste is ap-
preached. so that by the time the wagon
has gone over the route the driver mas
accumulated enough food TO supply his
entire family sor a period OF twecty-
four hours AT least
The tanks, when hiled. are taken 10
the central receiving station and with
out unloading ere hoisted on special
cars and shipped to the factory. from
which the refuse returns in the shape
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Ready for Business.

tensively- Some years ago the city made
contract with a fertilizer company.
whose factory is located at Cherry HuI.
Va. 10 pay to that company sol. 500 per
year 10 remove all garbage from the
city. with the Droviso that after q. 600
tons had been collected. the fertilizer
company was 10 pay back &c the city 30
per cent rebate on every ton thereafter
collected So she removal OF all non
combustibIe material 70 the low places
throughout the city is all paid for by
the vegetable and animal matter.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
:: A 'BUOHOUSE" KEPT BY UNCLE SAr1 :.

AVE you ever visited Uncle Sans
insectory. commonly known as
the Official bughcuse? II you haven't.
some day when the boss is away slip
down to the Department OF Agriculture
and take a peep. You will not know
much more when you come away than
you did before, but you can then Josh"
your friends by telling them that you
were once In bughouse. which viii be
a timely Jest on April l.
The abode OF bugs is as scraggIy as
the appearance Of some of its inhabi-
tants. but It gets there just the same
and is full of business In 1t are care
fully cultivated all the bugs you are
wont 10 destroy. and there are 10 be
seen moro varieties Of crawling things
than could be imagined by two men
after three Christmas celebrations boil
ed down TO one.
Bugs big and little abound, but most
of them are small. and you needn't
fear them even il you have had seven
teen absinthe frappes-
The Pets of Wise Men.
They are carefully cultivated by GER
tain wise men who wish 10 learn their
habits. To the lay mind the best trick
Of a bug is 10 get on the neck OF n
young mans best girl and scare her to
death while he is telling her the story
OF his misspent life and trying to
convince her that her gentle influence
and her fathers money are the onlv
things that will keep him from going
20 the dogs. Government officials and
farmers take a different view of the
bug. but hate him no less than the
interrupted swain. They consider only
his devouring power and seek some other
method of killing him besides femi-
nine scream and a violent slap from 2
lovers hand,
Bugs arc sent to the scientists of rho
Agricultural Department. who watch the
development and history of the speci-
The Washington times., 1903-03-22
Collections Made in Huge
Tanks That Are Shipped 10
Virginia, Where the OIL IS
Boiled Out Of It and Msde
INTO Sweet. Scented Soap.

The fertilizer oompany's plant. To-
Gated as It is forty miles from the city.
receives over the Richmond. Frederick
burg and Potomac Railroad these car
loads OF tanked garbage. This garbage.
including dead animals. is place. -
boilers, and cooked for several days. IN
til the whole mass has become ike
Jelly. and the chief cook" declares II
ready to be drawn OF. It is then put
in a powerful hydraulic press and
squeezed until every drop OF oil has been
extracted This oil is carefully bar
relied I'D and shipped 70 soap manufac-
turers. The oil is considered TO be o,
the best quality that can be had for
the manufacturing or soap. The ma
terial that IS left after the oil has been
pressed out IS called pummaee. or
cheese This cheese is ground I'D very
fine. mixed with other ingredients. and
sold as fertilizer.
Tanks Thoroughly Cleaned.
The tanks that have been emptied into
the boilers are taken 20 a room where
stream OF boiling water Is turned into
them and they are thoroughly scaIded
and washed out within and without be-
fore being put on the cars to be re-
turned TO Washington. Every six
months the tanks are painted black and
repaired.
Valuables in the Refuse.
/ While the garbage at the factory IS
going through the cooking process any
article Of metal that may have been in
the garbage will fall to the bottom OF
/ the boiler. therefore when the boilers
are dumped the colored employees find
thousands OF different articles. such as
silver spoons. knives forks. napkin
rings. pieces Of money. and thousands
Of triukets. Some Of those negro en-
Ployes have found pieces OF silver with
the coat OF arms Of the different for
| eign legations in Washington engraved
on them, and these same people could
on special occasions set a table with
silver that would make the house vi YES
of our wealthiest class open their eyes
with amazement.
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

Most OF the insects so sent are i'm
mediatcly recognized and the desired
information forwarded without delay,
but IL often happens that the bug is en-
tirely new or has been found feeding on
some plant not hitherto known TO be on
its menu II such is the case, the bug
ologists give it special attention, keep
the specimen, II alive, and proceed TO
learn its habits
The first thing is to find food for the
specimen in order to keep il in good
condition while being studied. II is
placed in a jar with a number OF leaves
from various plants. aud when il shows
a preference for any particular leaf Il IS
given a liberal supply and told 10 go
ahead.
A Perpetual Appetite.
The strong point about bug is its ap-
petite when a bug is not eating II is
dead The digestive apparatus Of a bug
is the nearest approach to perpetual mo-
ton known to science. 4 feature in the
raising of bugs unknown 10 the general
public Is that many OF them are fed on
the leaves OF geraniums. violets. hello
trope. and other popular flowers. al
though their natural food may be garden
plants. The insectory is literally sup
piled with flowers to be used as bug
food. but IL also has an abundance Of
other plants. in case the insects should
refuse to make their continuous per-
formancc meal on the sweet-scented
leaves Of dollar-a-dozen boutonnieres.
Fatted for the Killing.
Thus is the bug pampeTed. until It's
progeny has grown from egghood 10 ma
turity and all OF its actions noted. After
so carefully rearing their charges the
science sharks begin 10 kill them with
every poison that professional enthusi-
asm and a desire TO hold their jobs can
Suggest. The stuI that slauEhters the
bug most expeditiOusly and effectively
with the least liability 10 kill the people
who eat the plant is recommended 70 the
farmer. and the mission OF the insectory
is ACCOMPLISHED
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

of oil to be used In the manufacture Of
soap.
Large Quantity Shipped
There wzs shipped from this city last
year. classified under the head OF ami
msl and vegetable matter. 760 dead
horses, l22 box cars OF small dead ami
mails and 1882 box cars OF garbage. The
amount OF garbage shipped each day
i1 . tons.
Il is interesting to know what be-
comes OF this animal and vegetable
matter garbage that is shipped so ex-
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

teries and the other that of the motors.
The life OF the batteries is given as
G.SCO miles for the positive plates. the
life Of the negative plat%3 being double
this.
New Method of Connecting Batteries.
a new feature in these equipments is
the method Of connecting the batteries.
The cells are grouped into twelve cases
and leads from each case are run TO a
switchboard in the baggage compart-
ment, so that II shall be possible. in
case of trouble with any one battery set
to locate the fault and to cut out the
set without interfering with the opera
items OF the train. The publication
quoted thinks that undoubtedly the low
cost OF batteries. the low value for the
tractivc ~c-emci,nt. and the easy work
ing Of the batteries on these Italian
roads may be considered as the reasons
for their successful applications. and it
questions whether the last has been
heard Of accumulation fractions in this
country and remarks how slight an i'm
provemcnt is necessary 20 enable stor-
age batter les to be used successfully in
this work.
Modern Heating and Refrigerating.
The system in such extensive use in
New York. OF distributing heat and pow
er by means of steam generated in n
number OF centrally located power sta
tions. by means Of pipes laid under the
streets, is probably the most compre-
hensive and extensive example in this
country of the accomplishing of these
purposes by means Of large generating
stations. In Boston. years ago. an at
tempt was made to accomplish similar
results by a hot-watcr system. but
whatever may be the ultimate result OF
such efforts. the science had not then
been suciently developed 20 save the
scheme from failure. and the experiment
has not been repeated on n similar scale
elsev here There have been instances
wherc the exhaust steam from mechan-
ical plants has I cen utilized in heating
either portions OF the working rooms or
residences in the immediate vicinity. but
the general warming OF buildings upon
a commercial scale from a single plant
has nowhere else reached the develop
timore. however a new company now
proposes TO undertake either the warm
ing or cooling of houses. as may be de-
sired Powerhouses and plants have
already been secured. according to re-
port. and within a short time the sys-
tenn is expected 70 be in operation
New System of Steam Pipes.
The steam heating is to he done on 3
new plan. Instead OF running a return
main. TO carry back the condensed water
from the premises of customers. which
pipes were destroyed in few years by
the water, economizing coils are used
in their place. These coils ere hollow
corrugated castings. through which the
water runs, after having been condcns
ed in the radiators. These coils arc
placed in tin-lined boxes. so located
with reference to the fresh air pipiaS
and registers. as to act precisely a.
does the present ordinary hot-air fur
mace. In this way continual current o
warm fresh air is introduced into the
building. and all the available heat thai
I remains in the water of condensation il
used TO supplement the work of tho
radiators themselves. Modern methods
The Washington times., 1903-03-22

valves, four Of these being automatic.
The tank holds /. 300 gallons. and the
coal capacity is two tons.
The Pacific" Type Of Engine.
For the Chicago and Alton Railroad
In its heaviest long distance fast pas
senger service. the Baldwin Locomotive
Works has bull; what has been given
the name OF the Pacific" type OF en-
gine. 1t is a development Of the
Prairie" type. and was made for i'm
portant service only after experiments
had been made in the operation OF a
similarly designed machine on a narrow
gauge road in Western Australia. The
Pacific type is designed for passenger
service between Chicago and St Louis.
II has three pairs of coupled driving
wheels, four wheeled ceuter-bearing
loading truck and a two-wheeled side
bearing trailing truck. The two engines
thus far built have over 1000 square
feet OF heating surface, and are among
the largest passenger engines ever built.
The design was determined Upon only
after experiments had been made with
engines Of the Prairie" type. borrowed
from the Lake Shore and Michigan
Rail
roads The two engines vary in the
size Of their drivers. one having 73-inch
and the other SO-inch wheels. and the
engine with the smaller drivers has a
traction increaser applied also In gem
eral their dimensions and main Darticu-
lars are as follows. Total weight 90 -
500 pounds; weight on drivers. ~. 700
pounds; nues, 219 inches by 20 feet 32S
in number; heating surface. 4.O7s square
feet; CRATE area. 5f2 square feet
steam pressure. 900 pounds: cylinders.
22X2S inches; tractive power. mean ef-
fective pressure. 34.7l1 and S1.67S
pounds. respectively These engines
are TO haul trains OF twelve passenger
cars. weighing approximately 500 tons.
The estimated weight OF passengers and
baggage is seventy-hve tons and the
total weight of 675 tons is expected IN
be handled at an average speed of forty
six miles per hour
Accumulator Traction on Railroads
But little is heard NOWADAYS Of fur
theT experiments in this country to op-
crate either electric locomotives or
street railway cars by the storage bat
Electrical Review an account is given
OF the successful application of accumu-
lators 10 railway work on two roads
located in the northern part of Italy.
one connecting Bologna and San Felice
and the other Bologna and Modens. The
first line is twenty-six miles in length
and the latter twenty three miles. each
having grade OF 5 per cent. The traf-
fic on these two lines was too light 10
warrant the expense Of using the al
ternating current system with the third
Irau.
Operated With Success.
One OF these roads has been in opera
tion since May. 1901. and the other since
December of the same year. apparently
with great success. Figures OF tests
made on these roads show a small cen
sumption OF energy per ton per mile
The total expense OF operations. excIu-
sive of cost of maintenance of the road
bed. was 22.S cents per ton mile for an
electric train and 3I.S cents for n steam
train The motor cars are eight
wheeled. with two four-pale series
motors and two controllers. Each con-
troller contains two cylinders. one ef-
fecting the commutation OF the bat