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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
BIG PUBLISHER SUED.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-The Peruna Drug
Manufacturing Company, manufacture
ers of a widely known proprietary
medicine, has brought suit in the Supe.
rior Court of the City of Chicago
against the Curtis Publishing Company
of Philadelphia, alleging that it has
been damaged to the extent of $3.50, 900
by a recent article in the Ladies' Home
Journal.
The suit is based on a statement re.
Gently made in hat journal that a
testimonial as to the merit of the rem.
edy manufactured by the plaintiff, al
legged to have been given by Congress.
man George H. White of South Caro-
lima. was fraudulent, denial from Mr..
White that he eve gave such a testi.
monial also being printed.
The Peruna company declares that
Congressman White did give the testi.
mOnial in good faith, and that it has
two original letters from Mr.. White. 1t
declares that Mr.. White was led to
repudiate the testimonial through a
misunderstanding.
This is the second large damage suit
that has been filed against the Curtis
Publishing company since it inaugur.
ated its attacks on Patent Medicines"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
A Good Baron Munehausen Story.

In connection with old Admiral
Jauregulberry, a writer remembers a
curious incident. At the fight OF st.
Jean-sur-Erve, during the retreat on
Laval, the admiral was galloping
along the front, his tall, bony figure
erect, his long gray side whiskers
streaming in the wind, when some
fragments of an exploding she'll abso-
lutely decapitated his horse, which,
nevertheless, galloped on quite forty
yards before it fell, the admiral mean
while retaining his seat unmoved,
though he profited by the respite to
free his feet from the stirrups in such
a way that as the horse collapsed he
easily alighted. His only comment, in
response to the congratulations he re-
ceived on his escape vas very charac-
teristic. "Some people imagine" said
he, that sailors cannot ride."-Dun-
dee Advertiser.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
Wit of Great Preacher.

OF all the brilliant preachers Of
modern times no one shone more re-
splendently in conversation than the
eloquent Baptist minister, Robert
Hall. For all whining pietists, for all
o~racular utterers of commonplace, all
anglers for praise, in the pulpit or
elsewhere, the great preacher had an
ineffable contempt. One day a sickly.
querulous old man belonging to his
congregation met him in the street
and said: "Ah, Mr.. Hall. you have
never-been to see me, SIR Twelve
I've been very Ill; I've been-at
deaths door, Mr.. Hail." "Why didn't
you step in?" was the quick response.
When asked for advice by q young
man who desired to enter the minis
try, and who gave as a reason that he
wished not to bury his talents in a
napkin, Hall replied: '"Then put them
in a pocket handkerchief, sir; that
will be large enough!"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
PARIS A WELL LIGHTED CITY,
Strange Contrast With Conditions In
Most American Cities.

Paris offers a strange contrast to
London (and to most American cities)
in the matter of street lighting. London
is woefully somber at night, except
at certain points where concert halls
and "gin mills" are numerous, where
as Paris is brilliantly lighted every
where. Nothing so astonishes the
American visitor as the long lines of
brilliant gas lamps (incandesant burn
ers, all of which function perfectly
reaching down each and every street
to sparkling perspectives Of diamond
strings. Do you feel disposed to
shrug your shoulders and cry out that
1t is garish and unrestful? Please
don't. 1t is a grand success and a joy
forever. If you doubt it, come over
here and see for yourselves. l have
carefully observed the placement Of
lampposts and find that in some places
there is one every twenty feet; in less
favored localities, one every forty or
fifty feet, while the little streets have
them at intervals of about 200 feet.
In the case of the poor little streets
the lighting is, at the worst, admirable
not to say magnificent. What does
all this cost? 1t costs too much, from
our enlightened Tor unlighted) point
of view. We are content to grope
about in the dark streets. The Par
isian aBhors darkness las he should)
and is willing to pay for light. even
though he may pay pretty dearly for
it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
A FaIr.to- MlddHna World.

I love his world as it wags. Don't you?
It's q pretty GOOD worid 10 say In;
crew,
And it's fitted to work and to play In;
So we'n sail right along,
With a shout n a song:
It's q merry old world to grow gray In!
I take this world as it comes. Don't you?
Its thorns. here and there, and its flow
erS;
And whether its skies be Of gray or Of
blue,
And whether we've sunshine or showers,
We can work, we can dream,
For we know that the scheme
Is ordained of benevolent powers.
I love this world with its ups and down,
It's tolls and its pains and it's piddling,
Though we don't wear diamonds, robes or
crowns,
We are gay II we pay for the iddllng.
So we'll dance and we'll sing
In a rosy-round ring;
Oh, / reckon it's fair to middling!
Portland Oregonian.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
He Doesn't Set UP as a Teacher, but
Draws a Lesson From Experience.

Draws a Lesson From Experience.
mo matter what business a man
may be in" said the retired burglar,
"it is only by actual hard work, and
by everlastin'ly keepin' at it that he
will get on in it. No amount of dream.
in will put a man anywhere; but
there amt anywhere that a man can't
get by steady, hard work.
1--we seen this illustrated In my
own business; as a matter Of fact, in
my own experience.
I've wasted many and many a
night dreamin' of Robin banks, max.
in, in my mind, a million dollars at a
clip, but W actually maxim a cent.
while some chap that l knew that
didn't have half as lofty ideas about
things as l did would be doin' very
we'll, indeed, Robin just small houses
and places like that, just by gettin'
down to business and stickin' to 1t;
not wastin' his time dreamin'. My
son
well, I dunno, considerin' my bust
ness, or what was my business, as ]
ought to set up as a teacher. but you
al draw your own conclusions"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
Secretary Hay and Truth.

Secretary Hay detested all unnec.
essary and wanton falsehood. For the
sort of diplomacy that rests essential.
ly upon regeneration he had a most
hearty contempt. One of his sayings
Is famous in the diplomatic world.
It was used Of a certain titled Eu.
ropean, not now a member of the
corps at Washington. when the
count comes to talk to me-" said Mr..
Hay, II do not s my wits trying to
ascertain whether or not the man ID
lying. I know he is lying. What
try to ind out IL why he is telling that
particular lie."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
CHERUBS GOT MIXED
TOO MANY CHILDREN IN THE
"5UNcH."
After Liberal Application Of Soft Soap
and Warm Water Magnolia Proved
She Was Right-But It Didn't Make
Much Difference.

"Sorter funny thing happened at
my place day before yesterday" said
a certain prominent resident of the
Postum Trot, Ark, neighborhood.
wife lowed she did, that it 'peared
to her that the children were maxim
considerable more noise than common
out in the yard; they were playin'
h~oss-thief or lynchin', or some inno-
cent game that-a-way-four or five Of
'em fgger on bein' deputy sherifs or
something of that sort when they
grow up. / said I reckoned the fracas
was just about normal; but wife
lowed-and you know how set women
are when they get hold of a notion
she lowed, also, that there 'peared
somehow to be more Of EN- than was
customary around there.
cav, l reckon not, Magnolia says
I, sorter soothingly. 4 reckon not
But nothin' would do her but we
must go out and investigate. The
yard did seem to be pretty thickly
populated, for a fact, and when they
heard us comm several more children
crawled out of the ash-hopper and
from under the house and such places;
and when we had tailed 'em all
up, burhanged If there wasn't nine
teen Of 'em, when wife 'lowed-and
reckon she k~nowed-that there ought
not to have been more than about
fourteen. 1t shorely looked as If there
was a bug under the chip as the sayin'
goes, and nothin' would satisfy wife
but to find out what was wrong. She
added 'em up, and she ciphered 'em
out, and there shore was nineteen Of
'em, and no mistake about it! l says
probly that was right, after all, but
wife wouldn't hear to it. She stuck
and hung-and, as I said before, you
know how women are that-a-way-that
there was too much liberality, as it
were, in the census roll.
"She was a good deal aggravated
about it, too, and the upshot of the
matter was that she took soft soap
and warm water and washed the faces
of every last M Of them children.
And, behold you, when the operation
was over, dinged if it didn't prove
that wife had been right all the time,
as she most generally is. In the pack
was two children of Lab Juckett's and
n of Tut Springer's, or two of Tut's
and one of Lab's-I fergit which, now
and two more that wouldn't tell
where they belonged. Two of the
extra layout had ben livin' at our
place for three days OF so, another did
not pear to know when he'd come
there, and them two contrary children
that wouldn't tell where they came
from got their backs up and refused
to say how long they had been with
us. And in the case of all of 'em,
none Of their folks had made any signs
of havin' missed 'em."-Tom Watson's
Magazine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How Suffered With itching and
Bleeding Eczema Until Cured
by Cuticura.

"Eo tongue can tell how I suffered
for five years with a terribly painful,
itching and bleeding eczema, my
body and face being covered with
sores. Never in my life did I expert
ence such awful suffering, and I
longed for death, which l felt was
near. I had tried doctors and medi-
cines without success but my mother
insisted that | try C%uticura. l felt
better after the first bath with Cuti-
cura Soap and one application of Cuti-
cura Ointment, and was soon entirely
well. (Signed) Mrs. A. Etson, Belle
vue, Micn."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
CreditahIe.

This story Is told by a resident of
Maryland, who vouches for its genu-
ineness:
During the last session Of Congress
two young ladies endeavored to gain
access to the Senate gallery. The
equity old doorkeepr told them that
every seat vas filed and the only
chance was to see some Senator they
knew and get a card which would ad.
NIT them to the private gallery.
But we don't know a single Sena-
tor" answered one of the young Ia
dies.
"Then that is to your credit, young
ladies. Walk right In. 1t is not often
we see such ladies around the Capt.
toll"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
HOLD VAST UNCLAIMED WEALTH
Sums Held by English Banks Run
Into the Millions.

~ s'eO e"'O
How many millions of pounds worth
Of property lies unclaimed to-day In
the form of shares. dividends, depos'
its Of money, plate and jewels in the
hands of bankers, companies, solicit
tors, auctioneers and others?
This is the fascinating question
raised yesterday by the writer's of a
letter, who urge the Chancellor OF the
ExcheQuer to lay hands upon the spoil
and devote it to the increase OF ma
tional revenues.
Unclaimed wealth In the hands OF
the crown and funds in chancery
amount to more than G50,000,0OO Is
1t possible that the funds in private
hands amount to an equally large
sum?
Some Of the examples of hidden
wealth given by the writers OF the
letter suggest that the amount must
at any rate be a large one. 1t Is not,
apparently, the custom of companies
to search very far for the owners OF
unclaimed dividends. Occasionally
the chairman of a company refers to
unclaimed amounts. In the case OF a
building society the chairman an
nounced at the annual meeting that
certain unclaimed money had been
utilized to form a eserv fund.
I'm fifty-five years." explained the
secretary of this society yesterday,
I'VE have accumulated $4,000 of I'M
claimed deposits. At any time we
are liable to be asked to refund this
and should do so with interest. -
London Daily Mail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
w n E At

A sharp break. such as We anticipated
In our last review, has been experienced
In the wheat market. Declines have been
SHARP and OF sufficient size to clear the
situation of much of it's weight. The
most powerful and aggressive interests
are now purchasing on each material de-
cline, and this in spite of the big crops.
The demand is wide and insistent. The
undertone in the market is distinctly
strong and healthy. The true character
of the market may be judged by the fact
that, while there is an apparent diff
ference in favor of Canadian wheat for
export into several European states, lib
.raI amounts Of high grade American
wheat nave been sold to those countries.
n proves while the pubic markets
abroad may show prices below an import
level. they need our fine wheat so badly
that private prices are higher than the
market. IL thus early in the season Eu-
rope is willing to pay a liberal premium
Tor the pest milling grades, what will be
the situation when the present source of
supply. the Canadian fields. has become
exhausted? We believe wheat will adj
vance materially as soon as the situation
IS a little better understood. For a long
null. we favor purchases Of May wheat.
EdWardS-Wood Co,
Observation-Disclosures In
0ToCkS GRAIN PROVISIONS
Main onice-6th and Robert StA-St. Pau.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
M after of Habit.

Sir Walter Raleigh threw down the
cloak.
Every pretty" murmured Elizabeth
%absently, but I'd like to see the one
on the top shelf"
Suddenly. remembering that she
wasn't shopping, she had to be con-
ten with what was shown.-Lippin-
colts Magazine.
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trict of e York,
also trustee Of the
Soldiers Home at
Bath, N. Y, writes:
Gentlemen: AS
many of my friends
have used Doan's
Kidney Pills and
have been cured OF
kidney and bladder
troubles, l feel it
my duty to recon
mend the medicine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12

SO0 ~ NV sAW SNH 49, ~
after. All this Sardinia1 affair does
not interest us, any more than to show
you our power. The man we want IL
the man who first employed you to
kill Alice Graviscourt, and then to
kill Maligni and Nita Barlotti. Ralph
Graviscourt is your master, AID 1t f.
for you to choose whether You or he
suffers the penalty for the crimes"
The Italians face flushed with hope
al he heard this, and looked from one
Of us to another In q vain search for q
look of pity.
What do you want of ms?" he
asked.
I'VE want a full and succinct state.
ment from you Of Graviscourt's crimes
and yours, telling how the infant.
Alice Graviscourt, disappeared. and
how the smallpox fraud was perpe.
trated, hiding nothing, but revealing
everything. That Is what we want
Of you"
And then what will you do with
me?" asked Sigmotta.
Hold you until the truth Of your
statement is proven, and then release
YOU"
There was a pause. The major
walked back and forth uneasily. Thor.
lane sat as calm as Byrnes himself. l
was feverishly eager.
"Very WELL" said Sigmotta, finally.
II am ready. Shall I writer"
mo. The stenographer will take
down your words, and then put it in
proper form for your signature"
And then began the u%nraveling Of
the last knot in the exciting mystery
of the Graviscourt millions.
Graviscourt met us, as he had al
ways met us, with the placid smile
and the dignity of the man of
wealth, leisure and culture. There
was, perhaps, a degree of pallor in his
face that was unusual, but this might
easily be attributed to the return of a
rival whom he had believed dead and
out of his way.
He greeted me cordially, however,
and congratulated me upon the fact
that the I'M of my demise was I'm.
founded.
He led us into his coy library-the
very room in which Dilkins had dis
covered the photograph of Alice Ora
viscourt-and placed chairs for us and
urged us to sit down.
There were four of us: the major,
Thorlane, myself and a special officer
in citizens dress, detailed by Byrnes
to accompany us and to take Gravis-
court into custody. l had insisted
upon my plan of action being followed,
which was to proceed to Graviscourt's
rooms, unmask his villanies there, and
read to him the statements of Dambo
and of the two Sigmottas. When this
had been done, it was to be the Off
GERS duty to arrest Graviscourt, and
my connection with the case ceased.
1t must have been clear to Gravis-
court that something serious was COM
ing, for the major IA as glum and
grim as an old Warrior could be, and
the stern face of Thorlane must have
seemed to Graviscourt an ill omen.
But no sign of trepidation showed
in his manner, and he politely offered
us cigars and wine, which we all de-
clined, while he waited for us to an.
nounce the object of our visit.
The moment vas a painful one, and
although l mad worked for this mans
downfall, now that l had the weapons
wherewith to destroy him in my hand,
| sincerely pitied him. But there vas
no ~receding now, and l plunged at
once into the subject.
Ito be continued.)
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
Yhere n no Rochelle oaite, AIuvns
Limo or In food made with
mot IN THE BAKING POWDER TRUST
makes pure food.
Across the Bloody chasm.

He was up from the South for the
first time and was seeing New YORK
from a trolley car. In the lapel OF MS
coat was a. Confederate veterans
badge. The man next to him wore
the bronze button of the G.. A. X.
Stranger" said the Southerner to
his old-time foe, there don't seem to
be as huch difference between you-all
and we-all except that you-all say
guess and we-all say reckon
"No," responded the other. except
that we could always guess a blamed
sight better than you could reckon
The car reached the end OF the line
Just then and the two old soldiers en-
tered a saloon arm in arm.-New York
Sund.
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From personal experiHlce I know
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure infiam-
nation of the bladder, having expert
enced relief the second day of using
the medicine.
(Signed) ]. A. GOULDEN.
Sold by all dealers. so cents Q box.
Foster ilburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
Point of Resemblance.

Askitt-Ever shaved by a woman
barber?
Knoitt-Yes; once.
Askitt-How did you enjoy it?
Knoitt-Oh, she had just as much
to say as the other kind.-Chicago
News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
Horses Rrlna Fancy Prices.

Thirty-eight Russian Orloff carriage
horses, just imported. have been auc
toned OF in New York. One four-in-
hand team sold for $3.50. Many sales
were made around $500.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
Truly.

Elise-Mamma, what is a riding
habit?
Mammal riding habit, dear, is
what makes people too lazy to walk
Judge.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12

You say you don't want to be missed
when you are gone? Well, you won't
be.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12

Two-thirds of what people call prin-
ciple Is bull.headedness.
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This is going to be another bad year
for lazy farmers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-10-12
CONGRESSMAN aoULpEN
Finds Quick Relief from Bladder Trou-
bies Through Doan's Kidney Pills.

Hon. Joseph A. Goulden, Member
Of Congress representing the 18th Dis
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-12-08
Russian Army Bed Tape.

A story of Russian red tape is told
by w. T. Stead. Gen. Linevich. while
In supreme command of the Russian
army In Manchuria. once used a rub
ber-stamp signature for the papers
which he had to sign every day before
he could draw forage for his own
horses. The commissary-gener re-
turned the rubberstamp signed pa
pers as out of order and every day
the general commanding an army of
100000 men had to affix his autograph
to the requisition for his horses
oats,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-12-08
Die Not Shine klna,s aoot..

Fred Rack. of San Francisco. ths
bootblack who went to England to
fulfill his ambition to shine King Ed
wards boots. was obliged to content
himself by performing that Office for
the lord mayor Of London. Rack went
to Buckingham palace and got past
the policemen at the entrance gates
Gearing a letter he had written to
Lord Knollys, asking his assistance In
Placing himself physically and fgura
lively at the kings feet. Lord Knoll
lys refused to aid him
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-12-08
MILK CRUST ON BABY.
Lost All His Hair-Scratched Till
Blood Ran = Grateful Mother
Tells of His Cure by Cuti-
cura for 75c.

When our baby boy was three
months old he had the milk crust very
badly on his head, SO that all the hair
came out, and it itched SO bad he
would scratch until the blood ran. l
got cake of Cuticura Soap and a box
OF Cuucura Ointment. applied the
Cuticura and put a thin cap on his
head. and before had used half of
the box it was entirely cured, his hair
commenced to grow out nicely again.
and he has had no return of the trou-
BILE. (Signed) Mrs. II. p. Holmes,
Ashland. Or"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-12-08
woodchuck Didn't Want Liberty.

For over year past W. e. Elliot
OF Bath, Me-. has had a pet in tho
shape of a woodchuck which he cap.
tured at tender age. The other day
he concluded to give the animal its
freedom. Taking it carefully to an
open field in the edge Of the city, he
opened the basket and placed the ami.
nal In its native surroundings. As
Mr.. Elliot neared home he heard a
noise behind him and. turning. found
the chuck at his heels He will
make no further efforts to lose his
pet.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-12-08
DANCING Travels.

A young man fond of dancing re-
Gently took a pedometer with him to
a hell, and found that in the course
Of the evening he had covered thir.
teen and a half miles. The average
length Of waltz was half a mile. Of
a polka three-quarters of a mile, of
schottisehe mile, and Of lancers a
quarter OF mile. A girl usually
dances more than man and is cal
culated to cover more than sixteen
miles in single evening.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-12-08
Deafness CANNOT Be Cured

BY local applications, they cannot reach the dis
oased portion OF the There 10 only one way TO
cure Deafness and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness fs caused by an inhamed condition of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachsn Tube When this
tube 10 fnnamcd you have a rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing. and when 1t is entirely closed Deaf
ness the result, and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored its cond
lion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh which Is nothing
but an innamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any OF
Deafness lcaused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.