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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
Would Obev Orders.

I'VE had a Swede girl working here
who certainly took the cake for hard.
headedness,'" said Jack Malloy. "One
morning I decided to sleep late, hav.
ing worked until after midnight the
night before. 1 was in a delightful
snooze about $50 o'clock when l was
awakened by some one trying to un
lock my door. / had left my key in the
door, so the efforts of the person out,
side failed. Then there came a loud
rapping.
"'What is it, I called.
"'Aye KUN ia clean da room,' came
from outside.
"'Well go away from here, Hulda,
and let me sleep I growled. This
room can be fixed up this afternoon.
Now get out and don't wake me up
again l went back to sleep and about
half an hour later there came another
loud rapping at the door.
What is it?' I called gruffiy. 1t
was Hulda again.
"'Meester Malloy.' she said, 'da
h]ousekeeper tale me not to bother
you. so Aye won't any more.'"-Kan.
sas City Times.
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Even Family Secrets!

The inquisitorial proceedings of in
come-tax collectors in Austria are a
source Of great annoyance to self-re-
specting citizens. They pry into every
family secret, however delicate. But
now they do even more than that.
They attempt to check the income Of
a man by finding out what is sent him
by rail. The inspector of taxes at
Myslenice, in order to give the screw
another turn, has applied to the rail-
way managers for permission to send
an official to Makow station for a GER
tain time in order to examine all par
cells sent there or thence, and find out
to whom or from whom they have
been sent. OF course the purpose of
such a demand is clear. Proof is re-
quired that certain persons spend
more, and therefore have a greater in
come than they have declared, thus
ignoring the fact that a man may pos
sibly live beyond his income. At the
same time it must be confessed that
there is a great difficulty in getting
people to give truthful declarations.
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Thew Do, Too,

' Jacob Riis, the sociologist," said
lawyer of New York, has a soft heart
Everything interests him. His sym
patty flows out in every direction. The
poor have in him indeed a true friend
MIR. Riis sat in my anteroom one
morning, waiting to consult me. Near
him a young girl clicked busily on a
typewriter. She was pretty and neat,
with clear eyes and soft hair, but per
haps she was a little pale.
LAS Mr.. Riis regarded her, SO young
and fresh, working hard in a stuffy Of
fee while her more fortunate sisters
we're riding or motoring in the park
ne felt sorry for her, and he said gen
tly:
DO you never get tired. you young
stenographers, of e~ternally pounding
away OF those keys
"'Ah, yes, we do, indeed said the
young girl.
Then what do you do?' Mr.. Riis
asked.
Then, as a rule she answered
smiling, we marry our employers"
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GOOD BLOOD FOR BAD
rheumatism and Other Blood Dis
Eases are Cured by Or. Williams
Pink Pills,

''In the lead minesI was at work on my
knees with my elbows pressed against
rock walls. in dampness and extremes Of
cold said Mr.. j. G. Meukel, of 2975
Jackson avenue, Dubuque, Iowa, in de.
scriDing his experience to a reporter,
land il il not surprising that l COZ.
| tracted rheumatism. For three years ]
had attacks affecting the joints Of my
ankles, knees and elbows. My ankles
and knees became so swollen l could
scarcely walk Oh uneven ground and q
! little pressure from q stone under my
| feet would cause me so much pain that !
, would nearly sink down. l was often
obliged to lie in bed for several days at q
time. My friends who were similarly
troubled were getting no relief from
doctors and did not feel encouraged to
throw money away for nothing. BY
chance | read the story of Robert Yates,
of the Klauer Manufacturing Co., Of
Dubuque, who had a very bad case of
rheumatism. decided to try DIR. Will.
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People, the
! remedy he had used. In three or four
weeks after beginning to use the pills, ]
was much better and i'll three months ]
was well. The swelling of the joints
and the tenderness disappeared, l could
work steadily and for eight years l have
had no return of the trouble. My whole
| family believe in DIR. Williams Pink
Pills. Both my sons use them. We
consider them a household remedy that
we are sure about."
What DR.. Williams Pink Pills did for
Mr.. Meukel they are doing for hundreds
of others. Every dose sends galloping
through the veins, pure, strong, rich, red
blood that strikes straight at the cause of
all i'll health. The new blood restores
regularity, and braces all the organs for
their special tasks. Get the genuine DR..
| Williams Pink Pills at your druggists'
or direct from the DIR. Williams Medi-
cine Co., Schenectady, NY.
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A Kansas Sunset.

1t is the sunset hour. and floods of light
Pour their full radiance Ger the west
ern sky,
Giving the clouds a glory new and bright,
OF crimson robes n zones of Tyrian
dye.
II is the sunset hour, and nature gay
Is hushed in slumber solemn and
sublime,
AS the last moments of departing day
Drop slowly. gently from the hand of
time.
Now fades the brightness. and the veil
q night
Enshrouds the splendor of the rosy
West;
While all the stars upon their thrones of
light
Glitter like jewels in a monarch's crest.
The brightness fades. and yet a lingering
ray.
With shining finger touches yonder
heights
And links with gold the passing day,
And the still beauty Of the coming
night.
Carrie NJ. Baker in Colorado Springs
Gazette.
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TX.
The Dark Hour.

1T seemed like a dream to Ulin.
She closed her eyes-and opened them
and arose-and walked across the
chamber-simply to assure herself
that she was awake. Was it possible
that a member of the robber band had
been to see her-had been within her
chamber-had come, and had gone? A
friend and companion Of Julian's
seeking her for aid in behalf of the
chieftain? She was trying to make
it appear real, when her bondmaiden
returned.
The door was closed, and Abba re-
marked, as she took a seat:
He will be in the garden two hours
past midnight, my lady; and If we
can help him, we must do u work as
speedily as possible
Help" repeated Ulin, gazing into
her attendants face. How "a We
help Julian"
"The thing may be possible" replied
Abba, in a thoughtful mood. IF you
would serve him, + think a way can
be opened to the accomplishment"
The princess reflected a few mo-
ments, and then said:
IF the man who was here spoke
the truth, it may become my duty to
help him; and certainly his story
seemed plausible. l can very easily
see how the powerful robber band.
moved to desperation by the death of
their beloved leader, might wreak
most terrible vengeance upon this
city; and surely, if We can be the
means of averting so dire a calamity,
it is our duty so to do"
II think it is" added Abba.
But continued Ulin, "if Julian Is
in the power of the king, he must be
in one of the strongest dungeons; and
a strict guard must be kept over him.
How can We reach him."
II can think of but one way" re-
turned the bondmaiden, laying down
the plan with her finger as she pro-
ceeded. "Osmir and Selim had a hand
in capturing the young chieftain; and
it is not impossible that they may
have a hand in guarding him. I judge
so from the fact that the capture Of
the robber has not yet become gen.
orally known in the city, which would
certainly have been the case if the
kings officers had known it. Now we
have some claim upon the gratitude of
this Osmir, and I think he is, by ma
ture. grateful enough to repay us. He
is the man whom We found faint and
dying upon the shore Of the lake, and
who must have died if We had not
nursed him. You remember the cir
cumstance?"
"He had almost been killed by some
slaves of Aleppo," explained Abba.
(To be continued.)
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THROUGH TIMES MANY CHANGES
At Least Something Was Left Of Ven.
cradle Cider Barrel,

CVdbiC StoST odTTCs
Flab Shaw's store is the principal
place to congregate in the little town
of Corinna, Me-, and it Is at this place
on cold winter evenings that the older
inhabitants get together and spin
yarns, says a writer in the Boston
Herald. I remember on one occasion
An unusually large number had
dropped in on their way home from
the p~ostofice, and were seated around
the large stove, each trying to Guido
the other. Finally Flab spoke up and
said: 81 s'ppose I've got the Oldest
cider barrel in the state of Maine"
Got anything in it?" quickly asked
Isaac S.
NO" drawled Flab; but tibet bar
rel is one my great-grandfather made
more'n hundred-en-fifty years ago."
Get OUT" they all cried.
Wasn't it last spring you had new
hoops put on it," asked Sam F.
end twas year ergo the 10th day
Of last September you traded two
bushels Of potatoes with me for new
slaves and heads" chimed in David
H. Flab allowed he had.
Then how do you make out it's the
same barrel your great-grandfather
made?"
Flab scratched his head, thought a
minute, then drawled out: wall it's
the same bunghole, anyway"
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CHAPTER VIII.
Hobaddan.

Thus sat the princess, presenting
herself with every available reason
that could favor her in her resolution,
when Abba came in, with a quick
step ami a flushed cheek.
MY mistress" she said, when she
had assured herself that they were
alone, there is a mar in the garden
who wishes to speak with you"
"a mani" cried Ulin.
"He says it is a case of life or
death-of life or death to an individ-
ual, and of life or death to a city,
pursued the bondmaiden. without no.
ticing the interruption. "He gained
entrance to the garden, and his been
searching for the lady Ulin. He did
not tell me his name; but I know that
he was with the robbers at the Pal
ace Of the Valley, and he says he is a
friend Of Julian. If you will see him
now, + can conduct him up without
danger of discovery"
I'm mercy's name, Abba, what mean
your" The princess trembled like an
aspen. What can he want with me?'
II think he is an honest man. my
lady; and l think you had better see
him. l only speak my own feelings"
Does he say that Julian sent him."
asked Ulin, trembling more violently
as that name fell from her lips.
Julian did not send him." replied
Abba; and yet he comes in behalf of
Julian. l think the noble young chief
tain is in danger, and this man hopes
that you may be able to render some
assistance"
Indeed, Abba, I must not do such
a thing. 1t would not be proper.
must not do it. What is the robber
chieftain to me?"
Il know not of a verify, my lady
that such is the mans hope; but I dc
know that he prays most earnestly to
see you. Yet, If you will not see him
l will carry to him your word"
What will he do il l refuse?"
"He will go away, and trouble you
no more"
Are you sure of this. Abba?
II am, my lady. He bade me say
uht sOo Iiio you Shouiu oSI youi wv
pleasure. He urges no claim, and will
take no offense at refusal, but he
prayerfully asks that you will grant
him audience"
The princess was not proof against
the spirit which prompted to the re,
ception Of the robber. 1t was moi
wholly curiosity which moved her
There were feelings working within
her which she could not have ex,
planned, even to herself. She told AL.
bia that she might conduct the man
to her apartment.
you will come with him, Abba;
and you will remain with me while he
Ia here"
The bondmaiden went away. and ere
long returned. followed by a tall
stout, middle-aged As the ray:
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More Laughter. Less Suicide.

The physiological benefits Of laugh
ter can not be overestimated. It
shakes up the diaphragm, sets the
pulses beating to a lively measure,
stimulates the blood ~corpuscles, en-
livens the brain. and sometimes pro-
duces dislocation Of the jaw when in
dulged in too heartily by a man with
a large mouth. Used with discretion
laughter is as inspiring as a sea
breeze, as refreshing as an August
shower. It's moral effect is beyond
computation. 1t has killed moIo ridic-
ulous superstitions by its rollicking
roars of unbelief than any other
agency, says the Literary Era. What
can be more derisive tian a laugh?
The man who laughs never kills him
self. That is the reaso SO few Irish
men commit SUICIDE.
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The Way II Grows Out West /.

One of our readers whose veractty
Is above question tells the following:
The terrible news comes from the
western part of the Cherokee nation
that a boy climbed a cornstalk to see
how the corn was getting along, and
now the corn is growing up faster than
the boy can climb down. The boy Ii
clear out Of sight. Three men have
undertaken to cut to tsalk down with
axes, but it grows so fast that they
can't hack twice in the same place.
The boy is living on nothing but raw
corn, and already has thrown down
four bushels of cobs.
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Philosophical.

They were gathered in front of the
postofice in a Long Island village dis.
cussing Rockefeller's gift of $40. 900.
600 for higher education. One Of the
quartet, a farmer with a son at board.
ing school, remarked that the gift
was one which would benefit many.
The postmaster said there was no
doubt on this score. The village
smithy regretted he had been unable
to have the benefit of a high school
education.
10, man, You don't think I'd worry
about a thing like that" said the
justice of the peace. Maybe l don't
know much, but what I do know I
know as well az anybody else. And
there you are"
A contented mind. etc.
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Are You Tired, Nervous
and Sleep1ess?

Nervousness and sleeplessness are MS
ually due to the fact that the nerves are
not fed on properly nourishing blood;
they are starved nerves. Dr., Pierce,s
rich blood, and thereby the nerves are
properly nourished and all the organs Of
the body are run as smoothly as machin-
ery which runs in oil. In this way you
feel clean, strong and ~strenuous-you are
toned up and invigorated, m you are
good for a whole lot Of physical or mental
work. Best OF all, the strength n .
The trouble with most tonics and med
icines which have q large, booming sale
for a short time, is that they are largely
composed Of alcohol holding the drugs In
solution. This alcohol shrinks up the red
blood corpuscles, and in the long run
greatly Injuries the system. One may ieci
exhilarated and better for the TIM being,
yet in the end weakened and with vitality
decreased. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery contains no alcohol. Ever
bottle of it bears upon its wrapper IN
Badge of Honesty, in a full list OF all is
several ingredients. For the druggist to
offer you something he claims is lust -
Every Ingredient entering into the
world-famed rGolden Medical Discovery"
has the unanimous approval and endorse
ment of the leading medical authorities
Of all the several schools OF practice. NO
other medicine sold through druggists for
like purposes has any such endorsement
The rGolden Medical Discovery" not
only produces all the good effects to BE-
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root, in all stomach, liver and bowel
troubles, as In dyspepsia, billousness, COZ.
stipation, liberation OF stomach ana
bowels and kindred ailments, but the
Golden Seal root used in its compound
ing IL greatly enhanced in its curative ac-
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root, Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Man
drake root and chemically pure triple
refined glycerine.
uThe Common Sense Medical Adviser
Is sent free in paper covers on receipt OF
q one-cent stamps to pay the cost OF mail,
ing only. For 81 stamps the cloth-bound
volume will be sent. Address DR.. K. V.
Pierce, Buffalo, n, Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation. biliousness and headache.
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THE "coFFEE HEART"
Il Is as Dangerous as the Tobacco or
Whisky Heart.

Coffee heart" is common to many
coffee users and is liable to send the
owner TO his or her long home If the
drug is persisted in. You Il u sc
or 40 yards and find out If your heart
is troubled. A lady who was once a
victim of the coffee heart writes
from Oregon:
81 have been a habitua1 user of cot,
fee all my life and have suffered very
much In recent years from ailments
which | became satisfied were directly
due to the poison in the beverage, such
as torpid liver and indigestion. which
in turn made my complexion blotchy
and muddy.
"Then my heart became affected. Il
would beat most rapidly just after |
drank my coffee, and go below normal
as the coffee effect wore off. Some.
times my pulse would go as high as
1877 beats to the minute. My family
aud at last mother persuaded me to
begts the use Of Postum Food Coffee.
Il gave up the old coffee entirely
and absolutely. and made Postum my
sole table beverage. This was six
months ago. and all my ills, the indi
gestion. inactive liver and rickety
heart action. have passed away, and
my complexion has become clear and
natural. The improvement set in
very soon after l made the change,
Just as Don as the coffee poison had
time to work out OF my system.
my husband has also been greatly
benefited by the use of Postum, and
we find that a simple breakfast with
Postum is as satisfying and more
strengthening than the old heavier
meal we used to have with the other
Kind Of coffee" Name given py Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkss
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more like . prisoner than like . prin-

more like . prisoner than like . prin-
cess!"
At this juncture the bondmaiden
arose from her seat and moved for
ward. Her dark ayes sparkled with
peculiar fire. and her fair brow worked
as though the balm were revolving
mighty thoughts.
Dear lady," she said, addressing
her mistress, there is but one way in
which We can render the assurance
which this man seeks"
Speak, Abba" said Ulin, b~etraying
a s~uddenness Of emotion which told
very plainly how her desire ram.
mot now, my mistress" returned
the girl. II must have time: II this
man can come to our garden two hours
past midnight, I can tell him more"
els there help?" asked Hobaddan,
eagerly.
II cannot tell you now" replied AL
bia. "T can only tell you this! II
there is help, It is to BE found only
in one quarter. I will look for 1t
there; and. at the time I have men
toned, you shall know the result. I
will look for it If my lady is willing"
And I am pardoned for my intru-
sion?" said Hobaddan.
Yes" returned Ulin. She would
have said more, but Abba was al
ready at the door, and the robber had
turned to follow her.
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An Altered Case.

A story is told of a certain newly.
appointed judge who demonstrated
with counsel as to the way in which he
was arguing his case.
Your honor" said the lawyer, you
argued such a case in a similar way
when you were at the bar"
Yes. | admit that" quietly replied
the Judge. But that was the fault of
the Judge who allowed it."
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SEEK TO DEVELOP THE YAuTIA
New Vegetable Of Enormous import.
ance to Porto Rico.

wv" WSASSdbiC VI SttOtsbO0o uROtb
anc to Porto Rico.
Efforts are being made in Porto
Rico to develop a new vegetable, of
economic and commercial importance.
1t Is called the "yautia,' and is nearly
related to the taro-the plant that fur
tives Of Polynesia, and which, under
the name OF elephant ear" is famil-
iarly known as an ornament in our
W gardens.
Yautia was well known to the IA.
tives of the West Indies long before
the landing Of Columbus and was
cultivated by the Caribs when the
Spaniards first arrived. Its starchy,
tuberous root, which Is the part that
Is good to eat, looks somewhat like a
sweet potato, and is six or eight
inches long, with a diameter Of a
couple Of inches. When cut into
pieces and boiled it resembles a boil
ed white potato in appearance.
The people of Porto Rico use the
root as a substitute for the potato,
usually boiled, though there are sew
eral other ways Of preparing it for
the table. It costs one and a half to
two cents a pound-twice the price
Of taro root, which itself is used as
a food throughout the West Indies.
The plant has long, spear-shaped
leaves, instead Of the broad one re-
sembling elephant ears, which dis
;inguish the taro.
There are about twenty-five varie-
ties of the yautia. 1t takes a very
long season to mature the plant,
which would not produce a plant in
the United States unless 1t might be
in the south of Florida and along the
gulf coast.-New York Herald.
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ScOurge
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CHAPTER VTI.-(Continued.)
Copyrighted 1901 BY Robert Bonner's Sons.

Nll.-lCOntlnueu.)
When the princess was alone, she
trembled beneath the weight Of the
new thought that had been wrought
upon her. Flight was something that
had not made it's way to her mind be-
fore, but now that it had been present.
ed, she could not dismiss it. She had
revealed her whole feeling, so far as
the king was concerned, in her speech
to Abba. There may have been other
springs within her soul which she did
not then dare to touch; but in her own
soul, unsupported and uninfluenced by
other causes than such as spring from
reason and reflection, had grown a fear
of Koran. and a terror Of being his
wife. She had dreamed of poor Helena
until the dead queen seemed almost
an attendant spirit upon her, sent to
warn her. The night passed, and the
day came; and she had resolved that
she would not marry with the old king
If she could avoid it. When Abba
came, and asked her what she had de-
termined, such was the purport of her
answer.
But" said the bondmaiden. there
is but n way in which the sacrifice
can be avoided. Are you ready to
fee?"
Not yet-not yet, Abba. Wait
through the day"
In the afternoon the king made a
visit to the house Of his prime minis
ter and spent a short time with Ulin.
He never looked more repulsive. He
vas loud in his words of love. and
made the announcement that fortune
had turned full in his favor. 1t was
evident enough that he had been TAX
ing more wine than usual. When he
went away, Ulin sank down upon a
low stool, and buried her face in her
hands.
Abba" she said, when she felt like
speaking, 81 can bear no more. + would
rather die than give myself to that
man. If I should die, my father would
lose me; but if I fee from Damascus,
I may at some time return to him. If
you can prepare for leaving the city, l
will accompany you this very night"
The bondmaiden promised that she
would do all in her power; and without
waiting to waste time in useless words,
she went forth to search for the help
she needed.
Evening came, and Ulin had not
shrunk back from the decision she
had made. There were two reasons
why her home had lot power to win
her back from her resolve. The death
Of her mother had taken away the
brightest part Of that home; and, fur
thermore, its character of home was
soon to be changed if she remained.
1t could not be her home any more.