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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
From the Chicago Eecora-Hrrala..


The South Dakota experiment sta
tion commenced investigating grasses
and forage plants which would prove
hardy and profitable in the northwest
in lN>g. Seeds were obtained from all
available sources. Among others,
within year or SO. small amount Of
bromis inermis seed was suwu Where
this seed was obtained is not definitely
known. But it is the impression Of
the writer that Professor Foster
obtained it through Director Hiigard
Of the California station, who In turn
had secured it from Russia through
France. BE this as it may, this new
grass attracted attention from the
first. The seed grown from the first
small beginning was carefully saved
each year and sown upon the station
platS, thuS extending the area under
cultivation.
The experiments on the station
grounds were made on rather low
ground, with water within compara-
lively easy reach, consequently, three
years ago, the writer determined to
try this grass out under field coudi-
tions on decidedly high prairie upland
where water was not within such easy
reach
TEST Oh POOR LAND.
The land selected was field that
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
List Of Letters.

Remaining uucalled for IN this Office
for the week ending Aug. -, 1903:
LADIES.
Miss Hannah Deuel.
Mrs, Francis MoiIatt
Miss Joeephiue Schuller
Mrs Jenephar ThomdsOn
GENTLEMEN.
Mr. Walter NJ Baines
Mr. J r Brumley
Mr. Amos Marshall
Mr. l. Minton
Mr Geo II Montgomery
Mr. Q Schultz
mir jen Yaulause
Wolf Weliu
Mr. A Q Williams
In calling for the above letters,
please say, "Adyertised' and give date
Of list.
REUBEN MATsON, p. NJ,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03

The A beroeen News Of Saturday says
on the market here and are being sold
RAPIDLY They come from near Hurley
and are without exception the finest
apples, both as to size and quality,
that have been handled by Aberdeen
merchants this season.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
Lawn Tennis Tournament
in the City Last Week
Played Spite Of the Rainfour Cities Represented
+F
ur Cities Represented

lecture room Of the Baptist church on
Thursday evening, Sept. 10th, at :
o'clock.
This viii be a very interesting meet
ing Rev. w. j. Edgar Of Bushnell,
Will be present and deliver short
address in addition TO the program.
Special music will also be rendered.
a cordial invitation is extended TO all
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
MACARONI ELOUR
I he Bookings Roller Mills Adds
New Machinery


In ar interview Monday Mr. Geo. 2.
Sexauer, proprietor Of the Brookings
roller mills, Informed the REGISTER
that he had, at cost Of $500, pur-
chased new machinery and would soon
be prepared to grind macaroni wheat.
He realizes this is quite sum Of
money TO eXpend on a mere expert
ment, but feels safe in doing SO as he
has thoroughly Investigated the results
Of milling the product at the Agricul-
tural college and believes that next
year large acreage will be sown to
macarOn wheat in this county and
if it proves a continued success
he proposes TO be in readiness to
meet the demands. He says that
there is no reason why macaroni and
vermicelli cannot be manufactured
here and placed on the market.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03

The REGISTER would direct the at
teutIou Of farmers and others TO the
carnival premium list on the seventh
page. There are some good premiums
offered to exhibitors and Of enough
value to make them worth competing
for
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
Former Brookinss Lady
PeriShes in KIOndike
Agent Broons Supposed

Edith White, former wife of John
A. White, general ageH for the Deer
ing division Of the international Har-
vester company, died of starvation in
the Klondke country and her body
has been devoured by wild beasts.
Such is the information contained
in special dispatch from Seattle
which gives the details Of the finding
Of the unfortunate woman's diary con-
tanning history of her life from the
time she left her former home in Man
kato until she died of exposure and
lack Of food in the heart Of the track
less Copper river, Alaska country.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
Comparative Temperature.

The following is comparative table
the government thcrm )m ter at the
u. 5. Experim 1nt station for the years
1902 and 1903 and furnished REGISTER
readers by Prof. t. Q. Chilcott for the
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
COUNTY REAL ESTATE.
Land Transfers in BroOkings County
for Week Ending Sept 2, 1903


for Week Ending Sept 2, 1903
o. Mathews TO NJ f Donohoe, s
The Und. half Of East 100 fee
Of Lot Blk I Elkton. ..... 1866
Western Town Lot Co to Ellen
Smith Part Of Out Lot ID Elk
Mary E Chase 10 z T Alquire
Lot x 10 Blk SherwoOds
Add to White e.............. GjC
j a Kelsey to Austin Regan
x William w Lyness Part of
Lot & Blk Aurora ... 25O(
Winnoa & Torgersen TO Atlas
Elevator Co A lot in Aurora. 50(
Florence Middleton TO George
Il Sanderson Part OF the 5
4sw3 4-1l0-50........... %;
Calvin l. Kilmer TO Lewis j
Larson Lot II & east half of
IL Blk l0Skinners 2nd Add 70
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
Prohibition Alliance

The regular monthly meeting of the
prohibition alliance will be held In
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
Average for wcek.....75

TIOIT VdVIVT u ''''.' ''.''''- = . III'
Precipitation 03.............. 81 In.
These observations are taken at 200
p. m, each day and represent the
highest or maximum temperature for
the last twentY-four hours up to that
time.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
TWO POOR YEARS.

As soon as the emmer was in the
milk The field was mown for hay,
yielding two tons per acre Late rains
brought on the bronze grass, and like
wise crop of weeds mostly .foXtail.
So it was moved again, yielding one
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
CARNIVAL QUEEN CONTEST
The Contest is Waxing Warm and
it is Everybody's Race

The following is the result of the
week ending Tuesday, August %:
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03

Attend the Hub Millinery Opening
Friday and Saturday Sept i and -.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03

Attend the Hub Millinery Opening
Friday and Saturday Sept II and II.
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Continued ON page seven
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03
MACARONI PRODUCTS
Why Not Have an Exhibit at the
Carnival

The REGISTER suggests that the
carnival committee wait on Prof
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1903-09-03

Continued on page five
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
A Knight of the Highway
BY CLINTON SCOLLARD,
Author Of ga Man Arns,' "The of Tory" Etc
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER Phillip Rossiter, young
cellege-bred man, through lack of deter
mination and will-power, had descended
to the level of a common tramp. He
has stolen ride on a freight train and
by chance gets off at Illica, town well
known to him in his college days.
CHAPTER II.-While lounging on the
river bank next day he hears cry for
help and saves young man, Joe Becraft,
from drowning. The latter seeing what
Rossiter is and wishing to help him asks
Philip to accompany him to the hop
fields where he is going to work. Philip
consents to go with him.
CHAPTER III.-They go to barber in
town who improves Philips appearance
and later, in company with Joe's mother,
sister and brother, they leave for Mr..
Merton's hop-fields.
CHAPTER Iv.-On the way Philip rec
ognizes many scenes familiar to him in
his college days, and the contrast be-
tween his bright ambitions of those days
and his present low condition saddens
him and makes him despise himself.
CHAPTER Vat the hop-fields Ros-
Miss Sylvia Densmore, of Iilica. He Is
fascinated with the beauty and charm of
the latter but tries not to let her know
it. He has resolved to reform and Is
happy to know he is again a man. While
out strolling one evening. he meets
"Whiskers," tramp of the lowest order
he had once known. Philip knows his
presence means no good.
CHAPTER VI-Miss Merton and Miss
Densmore, who are working In the mop
fields for pleasure, learn that Rossiter
is well-educated and are consequently
field.
CHAPTER VII.-Rossiter. the follow
ing Sunday, saves Miss Densmore from
an attack by "Whiskers." the tramp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
A Hard Worker.

Private" John Allen, who repre-
sented Mississippi district in con-
gress for several years, but who was
left at home two years ago by con-
stituents who thought he was not
serious enough to be successful Leg
islator, was in Washington recently
on business connected with the St.
Louis exposition. While in congress
John Allen was known as "the wit
OF the house." During his last visit
to Washington he was dining with
some friends at downtown hotel.
The hour was late and the conversa-
ton dragged. Private" Allen began
yawning. Finally he stretched out
both arms and with a long drawn
yawn he said: "Well, gentlemen, I
must go to my hotel and go to bed,
for l have some hard work to do in
the morning"
Knowing Mr.. Aliens aversion to
work of any kind, one of the party
said:
"Why, John, what work have YOU
to do in the morning?"
"Oh," drawled the Mississippian, st
have to get up" /
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
THE PUBLIC SPEAKER.
Old Methods Are Not Esse ntiaI to
Success in These Modern
Times.

The old days of "spread eagleism"
are over. Mere rhetoric no longer
convinces, if, indeed, it ever did. Sar-
casm is another cartridge that is
quite as likely to burst at one end as
the other. The professional vender of
''comic stories," too, carries about as
much conviction with him as a brass
band, and the savage partisan who
breaches on the text attributed to
Horace Greeley that every horse thief
is member of the opposite party
only hurts his cause, says Scribner's
Magazine.
After all, however, with perfect az
rangements, attention and order, the
success of the speaker ultimately de-
pends upon himself. If he desires per-
sonal popularity and the success of
the evening, he will avoid serious ar
gument and hold the attention of his
audience by a succession of anec-
dotes, apt, but not bitter, with good
natured ridicule, quip and gibe, and
confine himself to general handling
of the subject not calculated to give
offense.
If he regards his cause as more inl-
portant than his personal success,
he will seek to hold the attention of
his audience in the main, not by
tricks of oratory or eloquence, but by
plain, telling, pithy facts and figures
clearly, fairly and succinctly stated,
but without abuse or invective. H
will combat the arguments of the op-
position, neither by good-natured jest
nor by general denial, but by the
citation of official and incontrovert-
ible information from the original
authorities. 1t is this speaker that
makes converts for his party-and
enemies for himself He embitters
his antagonists because he does con-
vert.
The gift of CAB, a pleasant ad-
dress and newspaper scrap book
are all the preparations necessary for
the popular orator. The hardest kind
of hard work lies before the really
effective speaker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
"Shah Shuja's Mice"

Some interest is being aroused in
Madras at present by the exhibition
of two dwarfs who are alleged to be
over so years of age and are brothe
and sister. These beings are not only
small, but distorted. 1t is believed
that dwarfs are manufactured" in
India. There is a practice extant in
Punjab of elongating infants heads
so as to render them out of all pro-
portion to the body. The effect of
compression on the brain renders the
victims idiotic. They are then sent
around to beg, and in their peregrina-
tions visit the Madras and Bombay
presidencies. An instinct akin to that
of an animal, however, still lives in
the distorted beings and invariably
brings them back to their masters.
They are known as "Shah Shuja's
mice" from the name of the temple
where they are manufactured. The
children it is stated, are vowed to the
temple by fanatical women.-London
Express.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
More Riots.

Disturbances of strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual
disorder-o the system. Overwork,
loss of sleep, nervous tension will
be followed by utter collapse, un-
less a reliable remedy is Immediate
ly employed. There's nothing so
efficient to cure disorders of the
Liver or Kidneys as Electric Bit
ters. It's a wonderful tonic, and
effective nervine and the greatest
all around medicine for run down
systems. 1t dispels Nervousness,
Rheumatism and Neuralgia and ex-
pels Malaria germs. Only SOC,
and satisfaction guaranteed by l..
r. Kirk, druggist.
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CROWDING FOR APPLAUSE,
A Trick That Is often Resorte d To for
Producing Enthusiasm in
! nm Audience.

American audiences are strangely
alike in some things, and strangely
dissimilar in others. A good commit
tee will take as much pains in the ar
rangement of it's audience as of it's
speakers. An audience seated with
out crowding is seldom enthusiastic.
Neither is an audience whose hands
are occupied with bundles or umbrel-
las, an audience largely composed of
women, or an audience in cold room.
The easiest audiences to address, the
most responsive and inspiring, are
those composed of men, crowded and
packed together and warm, says a
writer in Scribner's.
Women naturally do not applaud or
cheer. They are by instinct more self
restrained in the public expression of
their emotions than men. Every pub
lie speaker is complimented by their
presence, knowing that their quiet
word at home is oftentimes more eff
fective in results than the most en-
thusiastic shouting on the street cor
ners by the other sex. In a public
hiCCIlHS, AOWSfcI, luc duuleuCG SclS
its cue from those nearest the speak
er. l remember well two audiences,
both from the same social class, both
crowded, both in large theaters, and
both largely attended by women. One
happened to be in Colorado; one in
Massachusetts. In one meeting the
orchestra was reserved for women. In
the other meeting the men had the Or
chestra and the women had the
lower gallery and all the boxes. In
both cases the audiences were entirely
friendly to the speakers. The second
meeting was marked by wild enthusi-
asm; the first one, by respectful at
tention. In the second case the mass
of men in the orchestra urged on the
speakers by continued applause. In
the first case the men in the galleries
who started to applaud were checked
because between them and the speak
ers was mass of absolutely silent
femininity in the orchestra. 1 do not
say that one meeting was less effective
than the other, but the difference
in the strain on the speaker was
marked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
The Nervy Boarder.

"Yes," said the landlady, proudly,
'my cook is a graduate of a Chicago
domestic service school. She had her
sheepskin diploma, just like a doctor
or a lawyer"
"Too bad she's nearsighted," re-
marked the nervy boarder from the
other end of the table.
'Nearsighted," repeated the land
lady. 81 think you are mistaken"
Perhaps" replied the nervy board
er, "but was surmising that she had
accidentally stewed up her diploma
in this lamb potpie."
Only the fact that he paid regular
ly saved the nervy boarder's life
after that. - Cincinnati Commercials
Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13

fitting figures, crossing the space
visible through the doorway, were
like succession of pirouetting pup
pets. Out of the night came the
clearly chorded cricket drumming.
1t was impossible not to be touched
by the subtle combination of light
and sound, and Rossiter let go of
the tense hold he had kept upon him
self. The girl beside him seemed like
a rare exotic in whose presence he
was permitted, by an inscrutable
chance, to hnger for a brief space.
Why should he not, he asked him
self, enjoy the exquisite sense of
beauty that her personality exhaled?
Into what surge and plunge of life
he might soon be carried it was idle
to conjecture. At least he would
bear with him one fragrant recollec-
tion, one drop of precious altar to
sweeten what might be a desert fu-
ture.
ITO be eontinWed.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13

always preluded it with a grand
sweep across the violin strings. His
voice gathered more than common
animation, and he broke into some
thing like tune:
First lady balance to the right
hand gent, with the right-hand round,
the right-hand round, the right-hand
round; balance to the next with the
left-hand round; lady in the center
and seven hands round. A-la-main
to your partners!" And with what
a magnificent flourish came the
close!
There were no waltzes or galops,
but the lancers followed the Vir-
ginia reel, and the money-musk the
quadrille. By and by, when there
was lull in the music, Jack Parme-
lee sought Rossiter, and presently
the whilom vagabond found himself
chatting to a pleasant-faced maiden
who called Hintonville her home, and
then, ere he realized it, he was
upon the floor dancing. 1t came to
him naturally, and when there was
a general change to bar of waltz
music-they were engaged in a
quadrille-and the others waltzed, he
followed suit, with his vis-a-vis, who
CHANGED to be Miss Merton.
'You must let me thank you," she
said. "And to think that you tried
to make out that you were rusty!
Why, one would imagine you did
nothing but trip the light fantas-
tic'!"
eff it's true that men are deceiv-
ers ever" he returned, women are
certainly fatterers ever"
Once the ice was broken, Rossiter
enjoyed himself thoroughly. Miss
Merton's friends apparently ignored
his rough garb, and after a little
he himself in a large measure for
got it. Joe Becraft occasionally OBJ
served him with mingled admira-
ton and wonder, and so the evening
wore OH.
Between eleven and midnight re-
freshments were served-new cider
and some of Mrs. Merton's unap-
proachable doughnuts. While the
repast was in progress Rossiter man.
aged to absent himself, though when
the music struck up he was again on
hand to be chidden by Miss Mer-
ton for running away. He had danced
twice with Miss Densmore, and now
ventured to ask her to favor him for
a third time. Money-musk had just
been called.
''Will you not wait for a quadrille
or the lancers?" she suggested. 81
should like to rest a little longer.
I'm not very strong, you know"
He fingered at her side for a mo.
ment, not seeming to be inclined to
seek another partner.
"If you are not intending to Dance"
she said, perhaps you will take me
into the orchard. I should very much
like breath of air.
Just without under the trees rus
tic seats had been placed, and above,
in the branches, Japanese lanterns
hung. They found seat that was un-
occupied and sat watching the dam
GERS through the open door. There
was singular unreality about the
whole scene. The music, softened a
little by distance, lost none of it's
blithesomeness, but took on mellow
charm that it had not within. The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
What Gray Eyes Indicate.

1t is said that gray eyes in woman
indicate better head than heart.
Gray eyes, however, are of many va
rletles. There are the sharp, the
shrewdish, the spiteful, the cold,
the penetrating, the meditating and
the intellectual; but the fact re.
mains that the gray represents the
head. Gray is said to be the color
of talent and shrewdness. Great
thinkers have gray eyes. 1t might
also be added that great men have
also been those with blue eyes and
with brown and hazel-Chicago Post.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
Rays That Shoot Through Iron.

Experiments by Prof. E. Ruther-
ford, reported to the Royal Society
of Canada in Toronto, show that the
wonderful substance, radium, from
which constant, invisible emanation
takes place, is capable of sending it's
rays through eight to ten inches of
IRON. The ionization produced by the
rays after emerging from the iron
shows, Prof. Rutherford says, that
they must be regarded as consisting
of negatively charged PARTICLES
Science.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
Compromise.

"Want the trousers creased? ?" asked
the tailor.
That's the style, isn't it?"
swell, not so much, perhaps, as it
used to be. Some of my customers
won't have it done now at ALL"
80, well, I'm not particular" re-
piled the customer. Suppose you
crease one of the legs and leave the
other baggy."-Chicago Tribune.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
Bull in a Football Game.

While football game was in prog.
ress at Hanley, England, bull in
vaded the field. Some of the players
being dressed in bright red the bull
determined to have little game him
self, and the manner in which he
bucked the center and made the foot
ballers scatter in all directions
showed that he had nothing to learn
from them in the gentle game of
football.-N. Y. Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
Working lOvertime.

Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers-Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. Millions
are always at work, night and day,
curing Indigestion, Biliousness,
Constipation, Sick Headache and
all Stomach, Liver and Bowel
troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe,
sure. Only 25c at DR.. Kinks drug
store.
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NOTICE

By THE ORPHANS COURT FOR CECIL CouNTY,l
January IA, 1902. I
ORDERED, That all Administrators, FIX
ecutors and Guardians that have not stated
an account within year. come forward and
do the same, or show cause to the contrary
or they will be cited up.
Test: R. E. JAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13

For the sole use of honeymoon cou-
pies one of the Russian railway COM
panies has built special Pullman car,
containing luxuriously fitted dining,
smoking, sitting and sleeping COM
artments.-London Mail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
ORPHANS COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court of Cecil county will be held on th
second Tuesday ofevery month. Executor.
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
their vouchers few days before Court.
Test: R. E. JAMAR, Register
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13

Trains leave Oxford for Philadelphia at 6 90
q. m. and 21S p. m. Market train leaves
Rowlandville. Tuesdays and Fridays at $50;
Liberty Grove 8.35: Colora. S.4l; Rising SUM- $780,
Sylmar 9.06; Nottingham. BIS; Oxford, 1000 q. M
arriving at South st. ass p. m.
Sunday train leaves Oxford at G.65 arriving in
Philadelphia at 9.l2 9. m; and 800 arriving in
Philadelphia at $50 p. m. Saturday only, o % p M
w. W. ATTERBURY J.R. WOOD.
GeR1. Manager. Gen. Pass'r A0sal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
The best pill meath the stars aud stripes;

The best pill meath the stars and stripes;
1t cleanses the system and never gripes,
Little Early Risers OF worldly repute-
Ask for DeWitt's and take no substitute
A small pill, easy to buy, easy to take,
and easy to act, but never failing in re-
suits. DeWitts Little Early Risers
arouse the secretions and act as tonic
to the liver, curing permanently. Eli T.
REYNOLDS,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-13
LEAVE GOING NORTH.

Additional traius leave Broad St. for Oxford IL IL
q. m. 2.5O and 6 I9p. M; Sunday only, 7.65a. m.
7.0l p. m. and l1.43 p. m.