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Our esteemed contemporary The NAw YoHH SUN.
which claims TO have seen him nrst.- to day hsnss
In on agony Of suspense over the Impending fate Of
the would be Hon. Kimsey Huskey Of Cherokee,
the asprant for legislative honors who has split
900 rails my own self In ono winter" and who 10
sure that IT will tn a. hard a. ought to" can
do anything Abe Lincoln did" The phmsry
came OF" In Cherokee Tuesday and the would be
Honorable Huxley received rs votes. while his
leading opponent Got 90 many a. as. But. gloomy
As things look for Huxley. there may yet be some
hope for It is possible that the leader DR.. Ander.
son. has not q majority Of the vote cast. In which
case there will be . second race. with Huxley In
the running. We hope %. 1t will be treat pity
II thu would he Honorable Huskey should have his
political ambition 40 soCn nipped In the bud. II
would be a misfortune 10 his county and hia state
There is a strong need Just now OF statesmen OF
tho Abraham Lincoln type. and II would be q
calamity II Mr.. Huskey, who 10 sure he cen do
anything Abe Lincoln did should not have
TRY out" at his ambition.
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tn. sso.uu,te's Choice Of a H,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCN-'Si,:
down at Asbury Park and In that yid
Deal Lake shis summer on several occj
I feel sure that there are practically mol
there. still. all the conditions aprca
for their breeding. and the shore Of 'hr|
to be especially so. The trees are
there Ia grass for them. and In every
seems to have done her share In SUI
needs OF mosquito life. Yet there N
practically no mosquitoes. though theyl
Gus enough at other points In the neal
hood. Under the circumstances. wouil
q good idea for thu scientists TO study
there and discover, n possible, what Is
10 the pcsky little insect IN that rar'l
Possibly Investigation might lead to 4
edse that the same conditions might BID
ali along the COASTS within a hundred nj
YORK. with some attention to inland n
they exist. Il
NEW YORK. Aug. H.
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In no way can this increase, in some
cases enormous, be attributed to tariff
influences. tits due almost, If not quite,
solely to decreasing supply, increased
demand and higher. wages for those who
handle the wood from stump to building
Among miscellaneous items entering
into building processes the following
may be cited. The basis of COMPARE
son is the same as that Of the foregoing
table:
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The Hole Which Twenty-Five Millior
Cubic Yards WNl Make.

Chairman SHoNTs Of the Panama
Canal Commission is reported as saying
at Washington:
"A comprehensive plan has been formulated
for moving 25,oOoOoO cubic yards Of dirt. Until
thAtypo Of canal has been determined. can't say
what percentage OF the canal that ngure will COM
plete but II will be big hole"
This sounds like business, and Mr..
SHoNTs's announcement has naturally
attracted much attention. AS he justly
remarks, it is impossible to say yet what
percentage Of the canal the 25,OOo,ooo
cubic yards will complete. 1t is like
wise impossible to say how much money
the removal Of the IS, 100000 cubic yards
will cost.
The unknown factor in the first prob
lem is the type Of canal; that is, the
level to which Mr.. SHoNTs will have to
dig before the canal can be opened to
traffic.
The proportion Of the total cost which
will be represented by the excavation OF
the $4,000, 900 cubic yards contemplated
BY Mr.. SHoNTs's comprehensive plan
IL also indeterminable, not only because
the total cost Of the canal is, like the
type of the canal, an unknown quantity,
but also because the cost of excavation
varies greatly according to the character
of material excavated. The schedule
adopted by the Walker commission for
the purpose of their inquiries and esti-
mates ranged from 20 cents cubic yard
for dredgable material and IS cents for
earth not handled by dredge, up to so
cents for soft rock, $1.l5 for hard rock
and S4.75 for rock under water.
Fortunately we have one method OF
measuring, by comparison, the hole
which Mr.. SHoNTs's 25,oOo,oO0 cubic
yards viii make at Panama.
Before we took over the job from the
French company the engineers OF our
Isthmian Canal Commission made
careful estimate Of the amount Of ex-
cavation already accomplished which
would be OF value in the further prose-
cuticn OF the work. They found and re-
ported to tho President on january Is,
1902 that the Frenchmen had benefited
us in this respect to the extent OF 80, $50, 1892
cubic yards; and the estimated money
value Of this amount of French excava-
ton, at the standard rates adopted by
the commission and allowing 20 per
cent. for contingencies, wass27, l7A,O33.
The hole which the 25,OO0.OO0 cubic
yards will make, therefore, is just about
five-eghths the size of the hole which
the Frenchmen had already made when
the United States Government bought
them out.
j.. The cost OF our first 25, DdNee cubic
yards Of dirt moved, supposi1k that in
grades Of material it averages about like
the Frenchmen's s9,5s8, 1882 cubic yards
as appraised by the Walker commission,
will be in round numbers S1S,OO0,OOO.
We do not recall these figures and
make this comparison to magnify the
difficulty of the job, but to illuminate the
understandings of those who think the
French Panama Company sold US a gold
brick.
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Tokay Burned Up.

From Wf ToHu0H TTOD''
A sad calamity has over,aken the fa'
wines. During Friday night the great
establishments on the royal vineyards
In Hungary. were destroyed by nre.
serious, because. In addition to the
f,ne manufacturing plant is des'roye
with large stores Of Tokay wines OF che
This establishment is the private prof.
Emperor Francis Joseph --'
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Letter From D-. v. .. s..n.ns ., n. Es,,,.,,.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-,Xr: Ny attention
has been called to a letter on American beer that
appeared In your issue Of Aug. II. signed w. s.
Sesmsns. N. D." request that you print In your
next mornint edition thss the only W. 8. Seamans
registered IN tho New York county ofheiai list Of
physicians is myself. and that empAaticaliy deny
the authorship Of said letter. II would appear that
my name has been used By your correspondent
without my sanction and apparently with intention
to deceive. WILLIAM 5. SnAMANa, MD.
NEW YORK. Aug. Ia. 40 Broadway.
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John BrnMn's Bottle.

Bubbling with pride and self-applause,
the Hon. EDWARD w. HocH, Governor
Of Kansas, has returned to Topeka from
Camden and the launching OF the battle
ship Kansas Before the launching it
was believed that he had yielded to prec-
edent and the Navy Department and
sailor superstitions, and consented to
the use of breaker of champagne on
the bows of the Kansas. At the last
moment bottle Of water, said to be
from John Browns spring. was
substituted. Old tars shake their heads.
The Drys utter thanks and hymns. The
aspirations rimed two years ago by the
Rev. ERNEST LEE THOMPSON have been
made fact:
"Christen her not as pagan:
Baptize her not with champagne.
But send for the sunkissed waters,
From prohibitions domain.
Then hail. all hall to the Kansas
As she cuts the oceans brine.
Let her be christened with water.
Nor ever be cursed with wlne"
mot a member Of our party but my
wife and myself, says the happy HocH,
'knew that we had bottle Of water
from JOHN Browns spring with u.s."
But was it JOHN Browns spring
water? Did JOHN Brown ever have a
spring? Alas back-wounding calumny
the whitest virtue strikes. Skeptics
and emitters of historic doubts are not
wanting in Kansas. They say that
JOHN BROWN never owned any real ca.
tate in Kansas, never had spring or a
we'll. Some Of the defenders of the au-
thenticity Of the John Brown we'll rather
weakly aver that at least he once took
drink out Of his 30 called sping. The
Governor says that he "has the docu-
ments to prove" the authenticity of the
spring We are afraid that he is not a
trained historical inquirer. One of the
documents is this affidavit:
30 phom II may concern:
.This ID to certify that personally visited the
historic John Brown spring on the premises for.
merry owned by JOHN Brown. and procured the
water contained In this bottle. ISAAC A. DAVIS"
This merely shows that Mr.. DAVIS got
q ,bottleful of water from what he re-
CARDS a. -the historic spring. The
world is full of JOHN BROWNS and springs.
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with the Swedish sovereign, on the
ground that friction, between the Swe-
dish and Norwegian people, would thus
he minimized and the way smoothed
to an ultimate triple alliance on the part
of the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish
kingdoms,
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when 10 Go 10 work.
Er1y,, fhs NsIrho0fs' nsej<,<

II had humble hundred,
Id leave the city's din
And bide while At Coney Isle,
And blow that hundred In.
II had q humping thousand,
ia buy 4 put or call
Down In "thc Street whose pace Ia feet.
And maybe lose II all.
II had a mighty million,
A touring car I'd ret:
With spirits high, away Id fly
To the farthest coast. you bet.
II had q blooming biIiioA
with ne'er q chance 20 shlrk
The CARES OF wealth and loae Of health,
think ~ 80 e H9Iks R~s-I
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II is a pleasure 10 md DR.. OsLIR recommending
the practise OF reading In bod for half hour before
going TO sleep.-Hdrfford Times.
There is no other comfortable way Of
reading. 1t is the greatest intellectual,
and one Of the greatest physical, Mxuries
procurable. But YOU want more than
book. You want cigar. There 10 no other
really At smoking room. Bed, book and
cigar, and let the timid squawk In horror.
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amt politician. % help me 0oD, Amt Tho
Hon. BENJAMIN RYAN TILLNAN.

Hon. BENJAMIN RYAN TILLNAN.
Senator TILLMAN is careless quoter.
In a letter written the other day he gave
this version OF PopE's well known couplet:
About forms Of law let fools contest; that law
which Is best administered 10 best"
The correct version Of the pious denial
given above is this:
Il amt poiticianer, 30 help me Bon. aint
amt politiclaner, I'm Jest little saint"
The edge Of 'politicianer' is not worn
of. 1t is fresher, stronger and more ex-
pressive than It's hackneyed brother.
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Foreign Contract Opportunl

Contracts are In the market for eli,
and lighting. electric railways, water
works. gas works, public baths and b,
Is the case may be, 10 be paid for out
sued by the following German NUM-,
the amounts set opposite each:
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n svy 1rtsnds trho fdror Us wtih mdnuserip's 20,
DVbecanon psh to hare rejected dreifS re0'aeo' HeV
...s1 n an cosss ssnS aamps for nai purpo".
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Published by Tho sun Printing and FURNISHING
Association at 10 Nassau street, In ihe borousn
~ Nan ttAn, New York
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
BROOKINGS WINS
A Pickup Team Wins from Strong
Combination

A team from Lake Preston and De
Smet came down here Thanksgiving
day for game of football. The high
school eleven expected to meet this ag-
gregation, but owing to the stormy and
severe cold weather had given up the
idea of game and failed to advertise
it to any great extent. The
wires were all down and they could get
no word from the west so the game was
declared off. However, when the noon
train pulled in, the Lake Preston and
De Smet fellows arrived and a game
was organized by using team COM
posed of town boys and some of the
high school eleven. A small crowd
gathered at the base ball park and an
interesting game was played, Brook
ings winning by a score of 25 to O..
The weather was fierce and the on
lockers had to screw their enthusiasm
to-the highest notch in order to have
any enjoyment out OF the occasion.
The visitors were nice lot of fell
lows and evidently were endowed
with the right spirit and lots of nerve
to appear on such day.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
$4,000 for a Story

Think of it! Twenty-Five thousand
dollars for one story! The highest
price that has been similarly paid in
America to any author. And this
for just the exclusive right to
print the story in this one publication
mo right to publish it in book form
being included.
Consider the quality Of merit, the
intensity OF interest this story must
possess to command this extraordinary
price. The 'sWhite Company" has
ever been accepted as the greatest work
OF any author, and by far superior to
his own "Sherlock Holmes" tales
but "Sir Nigel,n says Conan Doyle
himself, surpasses them all.
Conan Doyle receives this fabulous
sum for his "Sir Nigel" which began
in the Sunday Magazine part of last
Sundays Record-Herald. Do not fail
to buy The Record-Herald for last
Sunday, December 3, as this great
romance by the worlds greatest writer
of romantic fiction will be the sensa-
ton in the literary world for months
to come.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
Bowling Contest

An interesting game was bowled
at tfhe City Bowling Alley on Monday
nightsbetween the Commercials and
Stars, The former was made up OF the
court house gang and the latter OF the
clerks of the city. The court house
gang had 2 little the best OF the argu-
ment and are now looking for more
worlds to conquer. However, the
Stars are not satisfied and the next
time they meet they declare there will
be "blood on the MOON" The follow
ing is the score OF Monday nights
gamer
Stars c.. E. Kilmer, 1863, 124, 122;
M. o. Buck, 122, 143, 124; Ralph Mill
er. 103, 12S, o.; A. Anderson, 81, Ill,
116; Geo. Longsdroff, 1877, 100, l42.
Total, 622, 636, sos. Team average, 123.
Commercials X. White, 1873, 121,
100; Will Deeth, 93, l6S, 170; Arthur
Dressed, 145, 157, 12S; Joe Murphy, 1876,
15S, IA; F. Youngburg, 1873, 157, 128.
Total, GA, 1893, 700. Team average,
142.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
GIFT FROM
OLD FRIENDS
Mr.. and Mrs. j. OBJ. Scobey's Fare
well Reception

Hon. j. OBJ. Scobey has sold his
interests at Olympia, WASH, and hav.
ing formed co-partnership with
law firm at Portland, Oregon, will go
there to reside. The Daily Olympian
mentions a farewell reception which
was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Scobey re-
Gently and which bears evidence of the
high esteem, these old time residents
of Brookings, have accorded them by
the people OF Olympia. The following
also reminds the "old timers" here of
the marriage OF Mr.. and Mrs. Scobey
which occurred twenty-five years ago:
''In the beautifully decorated lobby
large crown of friends gathered last
night in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. OBJ.
Scobey and their daughters Besse and
Villa, who will soon leave sfor their
new home in Portland. Baskets of
ferns dropped from theZwalls, the low
er part of which was massed with
reeds forming a veritable hedge. But
the crowning point Of rustic art was
reached in the old-timer well ingeni-
ously built and twined in ivy, in the
center OF which stood the old oaken
bucket, overgrown with moss, and
lacking neither the battered tin dipper
nor yards OF worn rope to give the
last touches OF reality. From the cool
depths OF the jug punch was served
all evening, bringing grateful GOODNESS
and refreshment enhanced by the
woody surroundings to the flushed
and heated dancers. On the dainty
tables from which cake and coffee were
served, red-shaded candles glowed,
harmonizing with the warm flood of
light shed by the crimson lanterns
suspended in the air. All evening the
large flag-bedecked hall was filled
with the gay dancers, while card
tables were prepared for those who
cared for less active movements. The
occasion being the twenty-fifth ami
veesary of the marriage Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Scobey, they were presented with
an elegant silver service set of five
pieces, finished in the popular bead
ing and engraved with their monogram
and few simple words Of affectionate
greeting. The set was presented by A.
J. Falknor, who surpassed himself in
his eloquent speech, to which Mr..
Scobey responded in a grateful and
touching little talk. Nothing marred
the perfection of the evening, each of
the guests declaring it was one of the
prettiest parties ever given in the his
tory of Olympia.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
TREAT VISITORS RIGHT
College Students Do Not Neglect
Their Duty to Guests

The Vermillion Republican says:
"The winning football team has no
complaint to make by reason OF their
usage by the college PEOPLE and citizens
of Brookings on occasion of their
memorable victory on Tuesday of last
week. In the evening the faculty and
students rendered reception to the
visitors and treated them royalty. The
University men all had partners in a
promenade and then refreshments
were in order. President Chalmers
made an address of welcome. A very
pretty and effective feature was con-
tributed by Prof. Hansen, professor of
botany at the S. d. A. C. Aided by
the Senior girls, he adorned both the
victars and vanquished with chrysan-
themums that flower which is always
popular at football time"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
Warner Comedy Company

The Warner Comedy Co. which is
occupying the boards at the Grand
Opera House every night this week is
giving excellent satisfaction. They
are nice clean little company and
their repertoie is replete with attractive
and meritorious comedy-dramas and
high class vaudeville. On Monday
they played ga Soldiers Sweetheart"
to crowded house. On Tuesday night
they produced ga True Kentuckian,"
which was very clever and brought out
great enthusiasm and manifestations
of pleasure from the audience. The
beautiful illusion dance OF Cora Warn
er is alone worth the price OF admis-
sion and the company are in every
way worthy OF the patronage of our
people. jia, E
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
IN THE CHURCHES
News Pertaining to Church Work
Announcements, Etc.

The usual services next Sabbath in
the G. A. r. hall. Preaching morn
ing evening by Rev. John Dick.
Christian Science services Sunday
at II a. m. Subject, SIS the Universe
including man, Evolved by Atomic
Force?"
Services at the, Methodist Church,
morning and evening by the pastor,
DR.. Hall. 2 Subject for the evening
service "The Survival OF the Fittest.'
The Blue Ribbon Brigade of the
Lutheran church will give a genuine
Norwegian Ludefisk Supper the fore
part Of the week of Dec. 18th. For
particulars.watch the papers next week.
Services at st. Paul's Church next
Sunday morning at 10:45. Subject
IA Moral Vision Of the Social, Politi-
cal and Religious Life of Today"
Evening service at 7:30, Subject
"The Eldest Son."
DR.. Hall spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday at the Watertown District
Ministerial Association held at Lake
Preston. He gave paper on the "Ad-
vantages and Disadvantages of the
Professional Evangelist"
The NJ. f. society has been exceed
ingly fortunate IN securing the serv-
ices of l.. B. Spafford the we'll known
New York cartoonist for Tuesday
evening, Dec. II, and can promise
their patrons one Of the best and most
enjoyable entertainments ever given
in this city.
st. Paui's Guild will have for sale
aprons, kimonas, fancy articles, etc.,
at the Rectory, Thursday afternoon,
December II, at three O'Clock. A 1C
cent lunch will be served during the
afternoon. This will take the place OF
TIE annual sale and supper, and the
ladies are cordially invited to attend.
SECRETARY.
The w. c. T. L. will hold a special
meeting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
G. r. Sanderson on Thursday evening
December 18th. A program on non.
alcoholic medication will be given
Prof. Norton has consented to give
some demonstrations on patent medi.
Icines. Refreshments will be served
Every member is requested to bring
her husband and friend. A free-will
offering will be received.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1905-12-07
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
That's the Principle of Some Peo-
pie in Every Locality

There are few people who do not
take pride in pointing to the prosperity
of their home town. They have COM
mendable good feeling toward the
large churches, fine schools and grand
business enterprises. But what en-
couragement do they give to the up
building of their town? What 'is it
that makes good schools, good church
privileges, clean and wholesome at
mosphere, both social and business?
Is it not the patronage and fostering
you extend to home industries and
home institutions? If you withhold
your patronage from your home town
and home industries or home mer-
chants is it not bound to cause those
necessary adjuncts to crumble and de-
cay?
What then, will be the result OF per-
sistently sending away for goods which
can be bought at home? Can it be
other than the failure OF your home
merchant or at least can it be less
than embarrassing him financially un-
til he can no longer contribute to the
upbuilding oftkose things so necessary
to make live and thrifty town?
Stop and think that every time you
send away for goods that every cent of
profit the mail order house makes on
these goods goes to help build up
some large city and must necessarily
deprive the home merchant of the
money he would spend right here at
home. Suppose the home merchant
does ask you a trifie higher price for
his goods than you are obliged Ito pay
for them when ordered by mail. Can't
you see that all the profit stays here
at home and helps pay the taxes, and
goes to build up the town, thereby in.
creasing liberalization Of fyourproperty9
This ought to be plain enough to any
man. What would you think of a
man who purchased fine horse and
then starved him to death for the sake
of saving a few oats when contributing
to help feed another mans horse?
This is just what your doing if you
send away for goods which can be
purchased here at home.