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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
FOUR BUILDINGS BURNED OWING
TO LACK OF FIRE-FIGHTING
FACILITIES.
SEE BODIES ROASTING IN FIRE
GREAT CROWD LOOKS ON POW.
ERLEss TO CHECK FLAMES
OR RENDER HELP.

Avon, Conn, Sept. 1.-THE explo'
sion of a fuse followed by a fire in a
building of the Climax Fuse company
here yesterday afternoon caused a
panic among twenty employees in the
building and resulted in the death OF
seven and injury that doubtless Will
prove fatal to several others. There
was no way Of coping with the flames,
which soon spread rapidly, and in less
than an hour after the explosion oc-
Cured those who were unable to es-
cape were in the clutches OF a hre
that eventually burned their bodies to
ashes. AS the day wore on the great
crowd that collected in the hamlet
saw the bodies Of men and women
roasting in the fire and were power
less to check the flames. The exact
cause of the accident
May Never Be Known,
but it Is the accepted theory that, in
an effort to burn out a stoppage In
one Of the machines, a workman
caused an explosion of a fuse with the
hot iron he held in his hand. Those
who were in the room where the ex-
plosion occurred say that the explo-
sion was o severe, and ordinarily
would not have caused a panic. In
flammable material, however, was set
on fire, and in a few moments the
room was in a of flames. In an
instant there was a mad rush FOR the
doors and windows, and during the
scramble many were pushed back
into the building while others were
severely burned. There were only
sixty hands at work in the entire
plant. 1t was stated last night that
some of the dead may have been
overcome by smoke before they had
a chance to flee. and that it is i'm
probable that any of the seven VIC
tins lost his life by the force Of the
explosion.
Heartrending Scenes.
The scene at the fire vas heartrend-
ing. Friends and relatives of the miss
ing were almost frantic with grief
when it became known that bodies of
luose Ciose W IueLu Wele ueiuS pulheu
to a crisp in the ruins Of the factory.
AS there is no fire department in the
town it was utterly useless to cope
with the flames with buckets. AS one
of the walls Of the second largest
building fell several bodies could be
seen entangled in the mass Of mason
~ in the basement and in a short time
they too, were reduced to ashes.
Early in the evening the body of a
woman was seer near the edge Of the
fire and an effort was made to pull it
away from the flames, but on account
Of the great heat this was impossible.
The loss on the four buildings de-
stroyed is estimated at 100000.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Fine for the Chauffeur, Anyway.

The following incident occurred be-
fore Judge Tyler, Judge of the munich
pal court, Norwich, Conn: A chauffeur
being brought before the judge on a
charge of ov%erspeeding his auto, swore
that at the time of his arrest the ma
chine was not travelling faster than
three miles an hour.
Every WELL" replied the Judge, calm
". But rather than be beaten by the
accused, he said: 81 then charge you
with obstructing the trafic."-Boston
Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
He'd Want a Harm.

The craze for giving and accepting
coupons for the purchases Of merchan-
disc, to be redeemed by prizes, was
given a more or less merited rebuke
by Nat c. Goodwin. He bought a bill
Of goods and the salesman offered him
the coupons that the amount of the
purchase called for. Mr.. Goodwin
shook his head. Il don't want EN-"
he said. you had better take them,
sir" persisted the clerk; 1--WE redeem
them with very handsome prizes. II
you can save up a thousand coupons
we give you a grand piano" Say,
look here" replied Mr.. Goodwin, eff
I ever drank enough of your whisky
or smoked enough of your cigars to get
a thousand of those coupons wouldn't
want a piano. I'd want a harp"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
HONEST PHYSICIAN.
Works With Himself First.

Works With Himself First.
It is a mistake to believe that ply
sicians are always skeptical as to the
curative properties of anything else
than drugs. ,
Indeed, the best doctors are those
who seek to heal with as little use of
drugs as possible and by the use
of correct food and drink. A physician
writes from Calf. to tell how he made
a we'll man of himself with Natures
remedy:
Before I came from Europe, where
I was born" he says, "it was my GUS
tom to take coffee with milk (cafe au
lait) with my morning meal, a small
cup (cafe noir) after my dinner and
two or three additional small cups at
my club during the evening.
"In time nervous symptoms devel-
oped, with pains in the cardiac region,
and accompanied by great depression
of spirits, despondency-in brief, the
blues!' I at first tried medicines. but
got no relief and at last realized that
all my troubles were caused by
COutc. i tnCl Cupoh QuAe - .
with, substituting English Breakfast
Tea. Q.
"The tea seemed to help me at first,
but in time the old distressing symp-
toms returned, and I quit it also, and
tried to use milk for my table bev-
erage. This I was compelled, how.
ever, to abandon speedily, for, while 1t
relieved the nervousness somewhat, it
brought on constipation. Then by a
happy inspiration I was led to try the
Postum Food Coffee. This was some
months ago and l still ISL 1t. I am
no longer nervous, nor do I suffer
from the pains about the heart, while
my blues have. left me and life is
bright to me once more. l know that
leaving on coffee and using Postum
healed me, and ] make 1t a rule to ad.
wise my patients to use It," Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Greek.
Mich.
There's q reason.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
DAMAGE AMOUNTING TO THOU.
SANDS OF DOLLARS IS
WROUGHT.
HOTEL GUESTS in A PANIC
ROOF OF BUILDING Is TORN
AWAY-PART OF COUNCIL
BLUFFS FLOODED.

Omaha, Sept. II. - Western Iowa
and Eastern Nebraska were visited
last night by the worst wind and rain
storm of the year. In Omaha and
Council Bluffs great damage was done,
and the loss by wind and flooded
Easements will be extensive, reaching
many thousands of dollars. The
storm reached the proportion OF a
tornado at Burwell, Neb.. where one
person was killed, six injured and
$4,000 damage done to property.
In Omaha no less than a dozen large
stores had plate glass windows blown
in and stocks considerably damaged.
The basement of the Daily News office
was flooded and it's entire stock OF
paper damaged. The roof Of the Dodd
hotel was torn away and the occu-
pants of the building
Rushed Panic-Stricken
into the street. A negro porter was
slightly injured. A fire which started
was quickly extinguished. All the
lower part of Council Bluffs is under
water. The torrents of rain could
not be carried away by the sewers,
and Broadway, the principal street OF
the city, was covered for several hours
by two feet of water. The lower part
of the city in the vicinity Of the rail-
way yards is under from two to five
feet of water. The Northwestern
and Illinois Central passenger stations
are in the flooded district.
The damage to small buildings,
trees and bill boards in both cities Is
very great.
Woman Is Killed.
Burwell, Neb., Sept. ia tornado
demolished five residences and six
store buildings in Burwell yesterday.
Mrs. M. B. McKinnon, aged sixey, was
killed. Frank Heinrich, Mrs. Leeper
and Mrs. McDinnell are badly injured
and several others are hurt. The
path Of the storm was not very wide
and extended but a short distance. 1t
is probably the worst storm that ever
visited this section and the town is
badly torn up.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
FIVE BREAK JAIL AT OMAHA.
Harry De Lacy, Just Beginning Two
Year Term, Among Them.

Omaha, Sept. II. - Five men con
fined in the county Jail here succeeded
in obtaining their liberty early yes
terday by drilling out the bolts and
breaking n of the bars Of the steel
lattice work inclosing their cells on
the second floor of the Jail. All of the
prisoners except Harry De Lacey,
who a few days ago was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary on the
charge Of swindling, were serving
sentences on minor charges. De
Lacey was arrested in Council Bluffs
two months ago while on his wedding
trip, and it is said he is of prominent
family. Since their escape from Jail
no word has been heard of them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
OBJECT TO MARTIAL LAW.

Committee of the Japanese Diet Will
Urge That 1t Be Abolished.
: Toxic, Sept. 1.-THE committee Of
the lower house of the diet which has
been investigating the recent dis
turbances will have an interview with
Premier Katsura to-day, on which oc-
casion the committee will demand
the abolition Of martial law and will
also organize a special committee of
inquiry into police outrages. The bar
association is memorializing the gov.
eminent for the abolition Of martial
law. The president and vice president
of the lower house of the diet will go
to Yokohama to meet Secretary Taft.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

by the physician and he says I have no sigm
Of q tumor now. 1t has also brought my
monthlies around once more; and l am
entirely well. / shall never be without a bot
tie Of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
in the house. fannie D.. Fox, Bradford, Pa
Another Case Of Tumor Cured
by Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
About three years ago I had intense pain
in my stomach, with cramps and raging
headaches. The doctor prescribed for me;
but finding that / did not get any better he
/ had a tumor in the uterus.
50 felt sure that it meant my death warrant,
and was very disheartened. 1spent hundreds
Of dollars in doctoring, but the tumor kept
growing, till the doctor said that nothing but
an operation would save me. Fortunately I
correspo1ded with my aunt in the New Eng
and States, who advised me to try Lydia E.
Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound before sub
hitting to an operation, and / az once started
taking a regular treatment, finding to my
great relief that my general health began to
improve, and after three months l noticed
that the tumor had reduced in size. kept
on taking the Compound, and in ten months
it had entirely disappeared without an oper-
alton, and using 40 medicine but Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and words
fail to express how grateful / am for the good
it has done me."-Miss Luella Adams, Colon
made Hotel, Seattle, Wash.
Such unquestionable testimony
proves the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and should give
confidence and hope to every sick
mi
Mrs. Pinkham invites all ailing
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass,
for advice.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

One of the greatest triumphs Of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is
the ~conquering of woman's dread
enemy, Tumor.
So-called wandering pains" may
come from it's early stages, or the pres
ence of danger may De made manifest
by excessive menstruation accompanied
by unusual pain extending from the
ovaries down the groin and thighs.
If you have mysterious pains, if there
are indications of Inflammation ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrors of a hospital opera
ton; secure Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound right away and begin
its use and write Mrs. Pinkham of
Lynn, Mass, for advice.
Read these strong letters from CRATE
full women who nave been cured:
Dear Mrs. %Pinkham:- First letter.
"In looking over your book / wee that your
medicine cures Tumor of the Uterus. Ihave
been to a doctor and he tells me | have a tu-
NOR. l will be more than grateful II you
can help me, as l do so dread an operation"
Fannie D.. Fox, : Chestnut st. Bradford, Pa.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- (Second Lottery
81 take the liberty TO congratulate you on
the success l have had with your wonderful
medicine.
Eighteen months ago my monthlies
stopped. Shortly after l felt so badlyI SUBJ
mitted to a thorough examination by a ply
sician, and was told that | had a tumor on
the uterus and would have to undergo an
operation.
I" soon after read one Of your advertise
ments and decided to give Lydia E.. Pink
ham S Vegetable Compound a trial. After
aking five bottles as directed, the tumor is
entirely gone. / have again been examined
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
CHINESE WILL ATTEND.

Eminent Surgeons Arrive to Join In
> Conference at Detroit.
San Francisco, Sept. II. - Three
prominent Chinese surgeons have ar.
rived here on their way to attend the
conference of military surgeons at De-
troit, Mich. They are DR.. Ho Kan
Yuen of the navy, DR.. Wang Pang
Chung of the South China army, and
DR.. Wing Yong Tsui of the army. All
of them are men of eminence in their
profession, having been educated In
England and the United States.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
SIMPSONS VOICE GONE.
Disease Leaves Its Victim Unable to
Sneak Above a WHISPER,

Roswell, N. Mex, Sept. 17.-Jerry
Simpsons illness has caused him to
lose his voice. He was out Of doors
yesterday for the first time since the
beginning Of his illness two months
ago.. Simpson is a mere skeleton of
his former self, but his physicians say
he will recover, although he will never
be able to speak above a whisper.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
MINNESOTA FOR RICKETTS,.

Majority Of Congressional Delegation
Indorse Him for Public Printer.
Washington, Sept. 17.-In speaking
of the prospective new public printer,
Congressman Bede said: "A majority
of our delegation has Endorsed Oscar
]. Ricketts, for the position. He is the
best man for it, and has already gone
to work to establish practical reforms.
| have not heard of Minnesota having
any candidate for public printer"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Still Useful.

Father" said an inquiring youth,
"when a hen sits on an egg for three
weeks and it don't hatch, is the egg
spoiled?"
"As an article of diet, my son, it Is
henceforth a failure; but for political
purposes it has it's uses"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
She Had.

"Did you ever hear anything so idi.
otto rs that talk of Mrs. Softer's when
she Is addressing her baby?" queried
one woman of another onthe street
car.
Eyes, I think I have" was the reply.
Then, for heavens sake, what was
it?"
81 once heard a fat nan talking to
his canary bird"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
ROBERTS, VISIT POSTPONED.
Field Marshal VIII Not Come (,
America This Year,

London, Sept. II. Field Marshal
Lord Roberts visit to America has
been postponed, and will not be made
this year. He received an invitation
to address the annual meeting of the
board Of trade while in New York, to
which he replied, regretting that he Is
compelled to postpone his visit on &C.
count of official and other engage
ments not permitting him to leave
England at the time he expected to
cross the Atlantic.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Lockjaw, follow.
ing vaccination, caused the death here
yesterday Of frankie Heish, seven
years of age. Two days ago the child
was vaccinated in preparation to en-
tering school. Tetanus developed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
French Convent Closed

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE Little Carmel.
tie Sisters having resisted expulsion,
the doors of their convent were forced
open yesterday and the institution
closed, the Sisters taking trains for
elsewhere.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
No Chance of Either,

Staylaight--You are the world to
me, and I would die for you!
Miss Bordwun-Judging from how
you dislike to bid the world farewell
I imagine you won't die for some time
to come yet!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Here u Relief for Women,

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York, dis
covered a pleasant herb remedy for women's
fills, called AUSTRALIAN-LEAF 1t is the
only certain monthly regulator. Cures
female weaknesses, Backache, Kidney and
Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or by
mail so cts. Sample mailed FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N. y.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
A Coincidence.

"How is your husband?"
Charley was very i'll yesterday, but
he is better this morning. 1t is a sim
gular coincidence, but ne always re.
covers when there is a prospect of a
gooG ball game"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

Father-But I am afraid he is a
young man of tickle character.
Daughter-Oh, no, he isn't papa.
Why he has smoked the same brand
of cigarettes for nearly six months.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Truer Politeness, Ferhaps.

"Why don't you'get up and give that
lady your seat?"
Because shes elderly, but dresses
like a girl. I'm afraid it would offend
her"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Made a Difference.

Young ActCr-How do you like my
Hamlet?
Old Stager-Oh, it was your Hamlet,
was it? l thought l did not recognize
1t as Sha~kespeare's.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
OF Course,

"Are there any published rules for
girls choosing husbands"
"Girls shouldn't choose husbands;
they should stick to single men,
Houston Post.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Leaves Grover His Reel,

Baltimore, Sept. II. - The will of
Joseph Jefferson, fled here yesterday
for record, b%equeaths his best Ken.
lucky reel" to Grover Cleveland, ~
is famed as an angler.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and ~colds.-JoHN F.
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is. 1900.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

FARMS FOR RENT OR SAIL ON CROP
1 payments. j. MULHALL, Sioux City, la.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Fcot.Ease

Apowder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. At all Druggists and
Shoe stores, 25 cents. Accept no substitute.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

A self-made nan usually has a
homemade look.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

etc permanently cured. No nts or nervousness after
y hrst days use OF DR.. Eiine's Great Nerve Restur.
Or. Send for FREE sc 90 trial bottle and treatise.
On. 3. Il. KLINE, Ltd, o3l Arch Street, Philadelphia Pa
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

The first lie ever told in the world
is circulating yet.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

guild: had a dull headache and neu-
ralgic pains in the limbs and wal
otherwise distressed. A few boxes of
the pills effectually routed my ailment
and l am glad to acknowledge the
benefit I derived.
(Signed) CHARLES A. 'TOWNE.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Tor sale by all dealers. Price, so
cents per box.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21

Gentlemen: I
am glad to en-
dorse D o a MS
Kidney Pills s.
The re m e d y
w a 8 e C o m
mended to me a
few months ago
W h e n l W a 8
feeling misera.
BILE; had severe
p a / n s in the
back; was rest
less and Ian
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-09-21
y. .. SENATOR TowNE

Credits Doan's Kidney Pills with q
Gratifying Cure.
Hon. Charles A. Towne, ex-U. 8.
Senator from Minnesota, brilliant or.
ator, clever business man, brainy law
yer, whose national prominence made
him a formidable candidate for the
presidential nomination in 1904.
writes us the following:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-26
W. c. T. u. Convention.

The annual convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union
will be held at Johnston, S. C., OPEN
ing Saturday. October Fl, and closing
October 24.
Mrs. Nellie Burger, OF Missouri,
National Organizer Of the ". {. l. U.
will be with lis. !.
Mrs. Burger is one OF the best
workers in this great organization and
is said to be charming speaker.
The unions can learn from the state
minutes for 1904 the number OF dele
gates they have right to send to
the convention and if each union will
live up to its privileges, we will have
no trouble in getting reduced rates.
The work Of this organization is in
better condition than it has been
for many years, and is making new
and influential friends each year.
Mrs. L. B. Haynes.
Pres. South Carolina w. c. 7. y.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-26
Newbery Cotton Market.
Corrected by Nat Glst)
Good Middling :. :. >. :. .. >. 1910
Puzzled Him.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Thomas A. Edison had finished an
automobile tour of Pennsylvania and
was condemning the Pennsylvania
road which he declared TO be the
worst in the country.
The topics of roads led naturally
to the topic OF traction, and MIR. Edi-
son recalled a Fijian who had once
inspected railway with him. -:
Mr.. Edison took the Fijian all over
rain. ID yard and described every
thing. A railroad lecture two hours
long was poured into the chieftain's
ears.
AT the end the usual question,
Now do you understand was asked,
and the Fijian nodded in assent.
But at the same time he pointed
to freight that was sliding back
and forth in front of him, the loco
motive first pulling the train up the
track and then pushing it down again.
1 understand everything,' said
the Fijian. One point. though, is
not quite clear. Look at that freight
train over there. Now I understand
perfectly how the locomotive pulls
the cars down the track, but I can
not comprehend how the cars pull
the locomotive up
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-09-26
For A New Church.

The members OF the First Baptist
church have had in mind for quite a
while the building of new church
and they have been working toward
that end.
The matter has now taken definite
shape by the appointment on Sunday
of the following building committee:
James Mcintosh, R Y. Leavell, Z. B..
Wilbur, T. c. Pool and J. A. Burton,
who are to take up the matter OF 10
eating, the securing of plans and so
forth.
The first contribution which is III
hand from an individual is one dollar
which was given by boy OF eleven
years.
We are glad the Baptists are going
70 build. Newberry will soon have all
modern and up-to-date church build
ings.