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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
Already the Christmas Bells
Have Commenced to Rinq

Already have the wisest Xmas shoppers made
their selections. If q gift is worth giving at all
it is worthy of being purchased with discrimina.
ton. Better the right article at one-half the cost
than a hully-up affair at double the cost, selected
in the rush and turmoil Of days Immediately pre-
ceding Christmas. The fact that the smaller
stocks have already commenced to break helps to
swell the demand on us. Make sure what YOU
want and Of getting it in time. 1t is impossible
for us to enumerate the many gifts which COM
prise our stock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07

The mail Order' houses have no terrors for The
Irwin Pharmacy. When purchasing our Holiday
goods this season we realized that we must com.
pete with the catalogue houses. We find that in
order to meet their prices we must buy in large
quantities and add the freight and postage to our
selling price. This we have done and can truth
fully say that we are all ready for you with better
previous Christmas time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
Holiday Excursion Rates for
Students and Teachers

Via the North Western Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold at low
on presentation of proper certi-
1icates issued by the educational insti-
For full particulars as to dates
Of sale, limits, etc., apply to agents
Chicago & North estern R'y. 2S-8w
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
A Fearful Eafe

1t is a fearful fate to have to endure
the terrible torture Of Piles. VI can
say" writes Harry Colson,
of Nashville, Ia, "that for Blind,
Bleeding Itching and P%rotruding Piles,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, is the best
cure made" Also best for cuts, burns
and injuries. 25 cents at G. D.. Ken
dali, druggist.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07

We consider it a favor to have you inspect our
stock and prices, and to compare with those Of
the mail ORDER houses, and are glad to meet them
in every way. Yes, we do even better, because you
have the advantage Of seeing what you buy. These
are not mere statements for our personal benefit,
but are facts, which will pay you to investigate,
and are for our mutual benefit and prosperity.
Trusting that these few valuable 'pointersn may
serve you well we hope to see your happy face.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
Very Low Excursion Rates to information,
al Live Stock Exposition, Chicago

Via the North Western Line. Ex-
cursion tickets will be sold Dec. 16 to
20. inclusive, limited to return until
Dec. "a, inclusive. Apply to agents
Chicago & North Western R'y. 26-6w
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07

Council Proceedings

Council Hall, City of Brookings
Dec. 4th 1905
City council met in regular session
with Mayor F. NJ. kremer, aldermen
Neill, Olson, Leighty, Hanson, Oyloe
and Hoy present. Palmer and Alton
absent.
Minutes of last regular meeting were
read and approved.
Committee on claims and accounts
made favorable reporton the following
hills
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
The Telephone Girl.

Undoubtedly it is very annoying to
hear her cry Busy" almost before
you have given her a number, but did
1t ever occur to you what nerve-rack.
ing, temper-trying position is hers, an.
swering incessant and often impossi-
BILE demands from early morn till
dewy eve for pittance of salary
Yes, she may give you 4-11.44R-Spring
when you ask for 4-11-43R-Spring, but
with bells ringing in her ears all day
and calls rushed at her from every
Quarter-in voices that are often not
Observation-Disclosures It a wonder If you
were to call for INTERCHANGEABLE
would feel like giving you 563-purga.
tOry--or wOrse?-New York Herald
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
VIM He Liked salem.

The late Senator Hoar Of Massachu'
sets once told a pretty romance to
explain his presence in the city Of
Salem as well as on this mundane
sphere. It was related to group OF
friends as follows:
Friends, love this region, and
III tell you little story that you may
know why. One day prior to the Rev
olutlon there rode out to the Salem
Woburn crossroads two young men,
Roger Sherman, afterward noted In
politics, and his brother, whose home
in Woburn he had been visiting The
brother and his wife in vain had
pleaded with Roger to stay a few
days longer but ne said he guessed
he must be going, and his brother
mounted his horse and rode part way
home with him.
"As the young men rested at the
CROSSROADS to say their farewells a
girl appeared riding on horseback up
the Salem road. AS she was coming
from the direction of Salem, she was
of course, a pretty girl, and as she
was pretty girl It was natural that
Roger Sherman should pause mo
ment
when she arrived at the cross
roads, Rogers brother greeted her
gladly, and introduced her as his
wife's sister. She said that she was
on her way to spend few days with
her sister in Woburn, Then Roger
didn't know but that he would change
his mind and accept his brothers in
vitation to stay few days longer.
SO the three rode back together to the
WOburn home.
And here | am today" exclaimed
the Senator with a genial but puzzling
smile. That pretty Salem girl was
Rebecca Prescott, my grandmother,
and the young man was Roger shor-
man, .signer Of the Declaration of In
dependence and my grandfather
Sunday Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
oldest self.strlklnn Clock.

In the north transept of Wells cathe.
dral, England, may be seen the oldest
Substituting clock with a count wheel
in the world having been constructed
by Peter Lightfoot about 1920, This
time-piece contains many devices
which testify to the ancient horolog-
lists ingenuity Several celestial and
terrestrial bodies are incorporated in
interesting movement and relation
ship. They indicate the hours OF the
day, the age of the moon, and the po-
sition of the planets and the tides.
When the clock strikes the hour,
horsemen fully armed dash out OF
two gateways in opposite directions,
and charge furiously. They strike
with their lances as they pass, as many
times as corresponds with the number
of the hour. A little distance away is
seated upon q high perch a quaint
figure, which kicks the quarters on two
bells placed beneath his feet, and
strikes the hours on bell. The dial
Of the clock is divided into "a hours,
and Indicates the phases Of the moon
and the map of the heavens. Out
side the transept Is another large dial
and two bells, on which two armored
knights strike the quarters, each with
his halbert, and are said to be actual
ed by the mechanism of the clock in
side.-Scientifc American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21

/ like the woman who has pride and
Self-respect who does not permit her
women friends to become obnOXiOusly
familiar. There must be about every
me n certain reserve, which nelts only
before the warmth of deep friendship
This does not mean that you should
nave no cOrdiality or kindness, far
from it, but it does mean that you
should discriminate most carefully.
Who does not have great pity for
he woman who exchanges condolences
With her cook? 1t is that type of
woman of whom we are preaching just
low. One can be most kind to SER
wants, granting them many privileges,
out one does not have TO make friends
If them. When such condition arises,
he woman loses her own self-respect
land the servant has TO respect for
her. The other extreme type is about
as bad-the woman who thinks she
cannot speak to her servants without
little note of command. This is also
wrong.
Unless there is denfined social line
between mistress and maid, and unless
there is kindness and considera ton
from the one and willing obedience
from the other there is bound TO be
trouble. Women who treat their ser.
wants right, who do not NEEDLE and in
terfere too much with the household
machinery, but put the servant on her
hOnOr-such women seldom have rea-
son to Weep about the domestic prob
lem. -Philadelphia Inquirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
EIatterY and Elatterers.

1--WE sometimes fancy we have fiat
terry, when in truth it is the manner OF
it we dislike" said lie Rochefoucauld.
Stripped of its cynicism, the saying
comes to this; that while praise Is
eternally pleasant, there are fashions
in fiattery, and those fashions change
very completely. Flattery is innocent
or despicable, not according to wheth'
er or not 1t oversteps the limits OF the
accurate but whether or not It pro-
ceeds from an interested or a dlsin.
terested motive. There are moments
when a true statement of honorific
fact made for the selfish purpose of
the speaker may be gross fiattery,
while an exaggerated speech may be
justified by its good intention. The
real question is not what was said,
but why it was said. That is the only
test by which we can divide the con.
temptible from the harmless kind.
Surely there is less of the worse sort
than there was--or do we but fiatter
ourselves. .-Spectator
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Thsn and NV.

What has dwarfed the ambition OF
the newspaper writers to become edi.
tors? asks the Progressive Printer.
This used to be the top round of the
ladder, and young men fought for the
honor through the closest application
and study. Every intelligent person
knew the editors names and compared
their abilities. Examinations for school
teachers in some States contained
questions about the great dailies' edi
torialS. Now we see the sporting cdi
tors having full swing and space given
TO pictures of the athletic teams and
the contests reported are seldom those
of the Intellect, but the well drilled
muscles stand out like q wart on the
nose of an otherwise beautiful woman.
Our sons come home like thoroughbred
horses, well grOOmed and with plenty
Of speed for Olympian games, but they
do not shine in the arts and profess
siOns. Does not responsibility for this
condition belong to the dailies in
very great measure? Wilkie Collins
Man and Wife" illustrates the over
development of muscle and shows in
contrast q beautiful and well rounded
intellect which makes man chivarOus
and elegant. 1t Is fad which will
harm several generations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21

81 shall hate to give up the old home
after ALL"
You needn't give 1t up, mother, We
won't sell the farm. Mr.. Davis was
sharp" he added, cOntemptuously, "but
fortunately we escaped the trap he
baited so nicely"
why, what is the matter, Robert"
"Why, only this, mother. They are
going to run new railway through
our farm, which viii increase its value
tCnfold"
His mothers first words showed how
much she had the happiness of her son
at her mother'y heart, when she said,
with molstening eyes:
you and Lefty can marry now, Rob
ertg"
A few months afterward Mr.. Robert
I.angly stood with his mother on one
side and his wife leaning on his arm,
on the meadow slope, watching from q
distance the busy labOrers throwing up
a clay embankment, where the new
railway was to be laid.
The sun was slowly sinking on the
horizon, and its almost level rays shone
redly on the yellow clay, freshly turned
up and cleaning in long bright line
against the green Of the fields beyond.
Dear mew said Mrs. Langly. Il
never knew there was so much clay on
the land; for all fathers talk about a
clay Snbstratum over there, and his
blowing in clover and mari. How red
ana yellow it locks! and how that long
line of wet clay shines in the sunlight
like n streak Of gold"
At this, Lefty turned with bright
eyes, full of sudden surprise.
"A streak of gold? o Robert, how
strange Can this be the streak of
goldluck that your fathers Uncle Alex
foretold"
Mrs. Langly sank on the grassy bank,
quite shaken" as she declared. with
inns reanZatiOn of the fNlfillment OF
the prophecy.-New York News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21

A peculiar periodical named the Bru-
talitarian has appeared in London,
and its readers are puzzled over the
true meaning of its frankly brutal ut
terances They are not sure whether
the editor Is wag or crank, yet the
concluding paragraph of the follow
Ing extract from its pages would seem
to indicate that the Brutalltarian is
animated by the spirit of irony:
at is full time, in this age Of deca.
dent humanitarianism that some
trumpet tOngued protest were raised
against the prevalent sentimentality,
and that there should be an attempt
to organize and consolidate the forces
that make for manliness and
patriotism.
IF we are fools enough to allow the
use of the lash to die out, gOod-by to
all the sterling traits Of an English"
mans character!
what could be more pitlful than fine
plea put. forward by the naval lords,
for instance, that boys in the Royal
Navy are not 'fiogged,' but 'blrched,'
in spite of the fact that every public
school man in the country knows that
the terms are identical?
"The Brutalitarian will at least
make it impossible for our friends to
repeat these errors, for 1t will frankly,
fully and consistently uphold fiogging
(under that nance, whether with birch
or cane or cat OF any other inGtru-
ment, as the mainstay of British edu-
cation.
"War and sport, flesh eating and Wv
iaAntinn are all kindred practices
which must stand or fall together
New York Mail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Walking Shoes.

For instep skirts, walking boots are
made of extra height, at least six
inches above the ankle being preferred,
rs this gives protection to the leg ana
is a great comfort TO the wearer on L
muddy day, when skirts are apt TO be
blown about.
No shoe is harder on the feet than
he fashionable pump. 1t is always too
big when it is comfortable in the vamp,
and it slips at the heel, giving most
untidy appearance, and calling on the
wearer for great muscular effort to
keep it from going flop, flop ut every
step. If by any chance it is the right
size, it has to be slit down in front
because it cuts the foot, so it flop
flOps, anyway.
Far and away The best shoes for
street wear for general use are the
lightweight calfskin laced. This is a
comfortable leather, neither too thin
nor too heavy, and it does not get
shabby nearly so quickly as the softer
kid, and being laced up gives a certain
elasticity to the shoe in walking.
For street wear, for dress, patent
leather and patent kid are in the best
aste, and for this purpose buttoned
ooot is preferred. Such shoes have
line kid tops, and are strictly hand
made, and consequently rather more
expensive. But as cheaper grades of
patent leather and kid are absolutely
wort hlacS If iS mnra economical in
the long run 10 get the best quality.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Clericnl SlIna.

A Scotch minister who was in need
of funds thus conveyed his intentions
to his congregation: "Weel, friends, the
kirk is urgently in need Of siller, and
rs we have failed to get money honest
ly, we will have TO see what baZal
can do for MS"
1t happened in Cornwall, according TO
report, that pastor complained that
his congregation had the habit of look
ing round at late Corners. and, while he
thought 1t natural enough, he saw tina
1t disturbed their religious duties, anG
so determined to announce by name
those persons who came in late. Ac
cordingly he several times paused dur
ing the prayer and said: mfr. s., with
his wife and daughter" then again
Mr.. c. aid w. d." This went Oh for
while and the congregation kept their
eyes fixed on their books, but when it
was given out "AIrs. b. in q new bon.
net" every feminine head in the
church was turned.
Ii was a curate who read in the les.
son for the day:
HE spoke the word, andcathoppers
came and grassipillars innumerable, -
Chambers Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
MIGHT HAVE SAVED IT.
Lot OF Trlubis Ff1m TOo Much Starch
Food.

A little boy of eight years whose
parents did not feed him on the right
kind of food was always nervous and
suffered from n weak condition of the
stomach and bowels. Finally he was
taken down with appendicitis and after
the operation the doctor, knowing that
his intestinal digestion was very weak,
put him on Grape-Nuts twice day.
He rapidly recovered and about two
months thereafter, his Father states,
HE has grown to be strong, muscular,
and sleeps soundly, weighs 60 pounds,
and his whole system is in fine con
dltion of health" Name given by
Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
1t is plain that If he had been put on
GrapeNuts at an earlier period in his
life, and kept from the nse Of foods
that he could not digest he never
would have had appendicitis. That
disease is caused by undigested food
decaying in the stomach and bowels,
causing Irritation and making for the
growth of all kinds of microbes, setting
up a diseased condition which is the
active cause of appendicitis, and this
is more marked with people who do not
properly digest white bread.
Grape-Nuts is made Of the selected
parts of wheat and barley snd by the
peculiar processes of the cooking at the
factory, all of the starch is turned into
sugar ready for immediate digestion
and the more perfect .nourishment OF
all parts of the body, particularly the
brain and nerve centres.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellyihc," found in each pkg.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
stranre Fatality.

An engineer named Knorr, Ger
man, who has become a naturalized
Russian, built four of the great bridges
on the Trans-Siberian Railway, includ
ing the big Yenisei and Obi bridges,
which cost respectively $2,350,OOO and
$2,000,000. They were great engineer
ing feats and brought him international
fame in his profession. But he was
pursued by curious fatality. He had
five daughters. who were famous in
Russia for their beauty, and whom he
loved dearly. Just after his first bridge
was completed one of the daughters
died. AS each of his three succeeding
bridges were built another died. He
would not build a fifth bridge.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Cloth Gowns Trimmed win Applique.

ClOtn Gowns lElhlmed WIN App'ih"''
Cloth gowns are trimmed with little
pierced and pinked tiuunces, and tiny
fringes are often appliqued with excel
lent effect. The fad for the long
fringes is one that seems TO have worr
itself out, and many of the new ones
are Of the loop variety.
4 very stunning effect was simply
achieved in white c.ep party frock
This was rued with narrow Nalen
clennes, and little finger-lOng loops OF
tiny white satin ribbon We're applied tt
fringe the rues of lace. The fringlng
was rather scant, which added much tC
It's enc erect.
Crepe de chine continues TO be tho
favored material for all dressy occa
slons. Combined with lace, chiefly OF
the coarser varieties-and with chiffon
to light it up-there is no end to the
clever effects which can be fashioned
in this modish material.
A further point in its favor is the
fact that one can obtain it in the dou
BILE width at pretty nearly the same
price that the single widths used TO be
What with the vogue of circular vo
| Iants, the voluminOus sleeves, the very
wide and fiouncing skirts, and the eX
treme of bouffantry everywhere, these
double width silks are just the thing
that the best dressmakers and tailOrS
demand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Emperor Williams Card.

The memorial card the Kaiser sent
to the relatives of soldiers who have
fallen in German Southwest Africa
is decorated with a representation of
st. George, bearing in his left hand a
laurel wreath resting on flags, drums
and the accoutrements and helmet Of
a cuirassier, and is inscribed: "ln
memory Of -. He led for Emperor
and Empire. Honor TO his memory
Underneath space for a photograph
are the words: "Sketched by his ma.
jesty the Emperor and King William
H."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Pe-ru-na Brings SPEEDY Relief,

Mrs. II. +. Adams, ,ex,president raj
metto Club, of New Orleans, La, VIRUS
from no Garfield Court, South Bend, md
as follows:
"Iam Dleased 10 endorse PeTNnd,
as 1 took 10 about a gear ago Gnd y
aaa.. LsSaaA tIIlL Sna Keller fran a cOtd
on my lungs Ichtch Threatened 10 De
serious.
"The lungs were sore and inhamcd,
coughed a couple OF hours every night, and
| felt that something must be done before
my lungs became affected.
''Peruna was suggested by some Of my
friends who had used it, and acting upon
their advice | tried it and found that it
was abe to bring about speedy cure;
You have my highest endorsement and
, thanks for the good it did me.
SOln ling the Praises OF Peruna.
Mrs. Frances Wilson, 30 Nelson St.,
| Clinton, Mass, writes:
Had you seen me at the time OF my i'll
ness and now, you would not wonder that
| take delight in sounding the praises OF
| Peruna.
my ailment was severe cold which ut
tackled the bronchial tubes and lungs.
AZ followed your special directions
aud GftPru using RflC bottles Of PeTIthG.
IcGS OM my feet again. ! think
! Per1TG IrOndeTJW medicine"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
A Rlaht ROYAL luncheon.

For the luncheon the Lord Mayor of
London gave in honor of the King and
Queen of Portugal N the Guildhall
Nov. II supplies as follows had to be
laid in: One hundred tureens of soup,
80 dishes of sole, 80 dishes of lobster,
80 dishes of partridge, 80 dishes of-cut.
let's, 60 fllets of pheasants, 40 dishes
of raised pie, 60 dishes Of roast chick.
en-, two barons of beef leach weighing
40 pounds), so jellies, so creams, 1856
dishes of pastry, 5000 plates, 1900
knives, 5000 forks, 25OO glasses.-St-
James Gazette.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
world. PRODUCTION of PIns.

By a computation made ten years
ago, it was shown that at that time
the weekly production of pins in
Great Britain was 2SO,O00,OO0. Then
120,O00,000 were made in France. ana
120,O0O,000 in Germany, Holland and
Belgium. Since that time the pro
duction of pins has increased largely.
The biggest pin manufacturing city in
the world is Birmingham, where 81,
100000 pins, on an average, are man
ufactured every working day. The
other pin factories in Great Britain
together turn out about 100000 pins
daily.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
BABY'S TERRIBLE SORE

Body Raw with Humor-Caused Untold
AgOny-DOctor Did No GOOd-MOtlleF
Dlscouraged-Cuticura Cured at Once.
My child was very delicate baby. n
terrible sore and humor broke out on his
body, looking like raw flesh, and causing
the child untold agony. My physician pre-
seribed various remedies, none of which
helped at all. | became discouraged and
took the matter into my own hands, and
tried Cutcura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
with almost immediate success. Before
the second week had passed the soreness
was gone, not leaving trace of anything.
Mrs. Jeanette II, Block, 2Sl Rosedale St.,
Rochester, n. Y"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
New One on Him.

The principal of the school was talk.
ing with him about his boy.
by the way, Mr.. Wipedunks," he
said, II have made a discovery about
Jerry He's ambldextrous."
II don't see how that can be-" replied
Mr. Wipedunks. with rising indlgna-
ton. HE nain't never been exposed
TO it, Besides, he was vacclnated last
year. we battle him reg'ler every week,
ma his mother always makes him wear
a little bag of assafiddity tied around
his neck. Some of The other boys has
been lynn on him. Chicago Tribune,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-01-21
Honofine an Industrious Hen.

Gandersheim, a German village,
some time since was en- fete. The
occasion was the honoring of hen
which had laid it's thOusandth egg.
Many of the houses were decorated
with flags, while in the evening the
proprietor of the hen entertained his
friends at supper, at which the princi-
pal dish was a gigantic omelet. The
function was a splendid success, and
the health of the hen was drunk with
great enthusiasm.