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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15
EA0LETa.

Albert q. Wheeler has flawlcss rec.
ord us a citizen and rs business man.
AZ lawyer and us a citizen Bernard
J. Malony has made record that any
man might be proud Of.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

In Philadelphia the Prohibition can
dldate for governor got about GOO votes
ont of n total of nearly 100000, but he
declares that he will not give up the
fight. 1t looks as ii he might have n
life job.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

When Opportuniyl knocks mt your
door and doesn't receive any answer
she doesn't often leave card With her
address on It.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

Fathers cigar" may be responsible
for Johnny's coffin nail in frequent In
stances, but many smokeless father
is shocked by the discovery that he has
a smoking son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

4 private soldier stationed Mt Ha'
vana Is to be court martiaied for rhym-
Ing. Would that all tue rLymsters
We're regulars.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

The husband who refuses to carry
the baby. cut klndllng or build fires Is
no longer entitled to his wife. TINS Is
now court decision. 1t may be ih'
serted In the next new divorce law.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

London reports the sale OF an odon'
toglossum crlspium pietanum for
$3.50. They've gone up since we
bought ours.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1906-12-15

All the old clerks employed by Rus
sell Sage have had their salaries dou
bled by Mrs. Sage. This must put
them in the embarrassing position Of
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-12-13
Dakota Wealth

According to a late tabulation of
the census bureau, substantial gains
in all forms of wealth are shown in
the compilation of the statistics gath
cred in the Dakotas. North Dakota's
wealth increased from $542, $50, sos in
19o2to s735, so2, 900 in 1904. The value
ofreal property andimprovements 1904
was 1911, 303, 1852, an increase of 1872, 900,
900 in the four years. Live stock was
valued at S65, 592, 944, an increase Of
500, 900, 00c; farm Improvements and
machinery ats 18, 26O, 9S4, an advance
ofs4,o DOC, 600; manufacturing machinery
tools and implements at ST., 910, 25l, an
increase of $500, 900; gold and silver
coin and bullion at 81, 800, 80, an in
cas- of 50, 800, 900. The value of
railroads and their equipments was
sl23, 500, 900, a jump of 1928, 600, 900; of
street railroads., ETC., 1855, 034, an
increase of 81, 900, 900, and of all other
wealth S139, 81, 954, an increase of
s43, 900, 900.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-12-13
Railroad Guage

Many have asked the question,
why was the measurement q
feet s. inches determined upon
as our standard railway gauge?"
The origin of the dimension is
rather obscure. but a recent
authority asserts that while
George Stephenson was inspect
ing PORTIONS of the old Roman
wall upon which chariots were.
driven he took to measure the
width between the ruts worn in
the stones. AS he found this to,
be 4 feet 81 inches across he de-
cided that the Romans must have
learned from experience that this
guage was the most practical and
he, therefore, adopted the width.
Since then many other guages
have been tried, but none has
proved more satisfactory.-Ex.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-12-13
A Foolometer.

Some visitors who were being
shown over a pauper lunatic asylum
inquired Of their guide what method
was employed to discover when the
inmates were sufficiently recovered
to leave.
We'll" he replied, you see, it's
this way: We have a big trough OF
water and we turn on the tap. We
leave it running and tell 'em to bale
out the water with bales until they've
emptied the trough"
How does that prove it," asked
one of the visitors.
WELL" said the grsde. them as
ain't idiots turns off the tap"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-12-13
siIenced che Critics.

SIlenced n Critics.
1t is a rather unsafe experiment to
criticise a literary effort unless one
knows all about it. The other evening
a schoolgirl went into the library
where the family we're assembled, to
read what they supposed to be her
latest composition. 1t was a descrip-
ton of a night in the woods, and when
the schoolgirl read that the sky was a
glossy blue-black, an artist sister in.
%terrupted her to say, gently:
ooh, my dear, that's all wrong!
Now, think; did you ever see the sky
when it was glossy?"
But the schoolgirl only smiled and
read on.
She referred to a drink of water as
a cold inward aspersion," and the
room resounded with the laughter of
her relatives as they set her right as
to the use Of "aspersion," as they un
derstood the word. This the school
girl also took with unusual impertur-
liability; indeed, she read en- until she
had finished, and then she added,
meekly: "Will it do?"
Certainly not" replied the critics.
TT is very, very bad. There is a per-
ceptib,e straining after effect. 1t is
not nearly SO good as the clever little
things you usually write about Honor
ana Industry You should keep to
abstract subjects. Try to improve on
what YOU have written, however. and
it may do"
II don't think I SHALL" responded
the schoolgirl, with a wicked smile on
her p1Quant little face, because this
was written by Robert Louis Steven
son. It's a chapter from one of his
books, and I don't believe l could i'm
prove on it-yet."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1906-12-13
The Reason

Nearly all the watch signs, pro-
badly ninety out of a hundred,
have hands set at 8:18, but com:
.paratiyely few people know why
this is. It is no accident. w. K.
Washburn, Of New York, was
painting a sign for a jeweler of
that city when the news of the
assassination of Abraham Lincoln,
April a, 1865, was received in
New York and the latter ordered
the painter to put upon the dial
the hands the exact time when
the fatal shot was fired, namely
8:18, and so they have continued
ever since. Whenever you see a
sign after this, recall the fact
that it.points to the fatal moment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Mrs Bessie AnsIey

To be such a successful wife, to re-
tain the love and admiration of her
husband, to inspire him to make the
most of himself, should be a woman's
constant study.
If a woman finds that her energies
are tagging, hat she gets easily tired,
dark shadows appear under her yes,
she has backache, headaches, bearing
down pains, nervousness, Irregularities
or the blues, she should start at once
to build up her system by a tonic with
specific powers, such as Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
Following we publish by request .
letter from a young wife:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
Ever since my child was born I nave suf-
fered. as | hope few women ever have. with in
fammatiOn. female weakness. bear~iHg-fown
pains, backache and wretched headaches. IL
affected my stomach 50 l could not enjoy my
meals, and half my time was spent IN bed.
lydia E. PirS.am's Vegetable Compound
made me a well woman, and l feel so grateful
that | am glad to write and tell you of my
marvellous recovery. 1t brought me health,
new life and vitality Mrs. Bessie Ainsley,
Gil South 10th Street. Tacoma, Wash.
What Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound did for Mrs. Ainsley it viii
do for every sick and ailing woman
If you have symptoms you don't I'M
derstand write to Mrs Pinkham,
daughter-in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham,
at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and
always helpful
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Brave in Adversely.

On his sixty-eighth birthday last
month Andrew Carnegie praised pow.
erty.
Poverty" he said, develops US. 1t
makes us work our hardest. Thus it
brings out the best that is in us.
But this it won't do unless we keep
brave in adversely. If we despair, we
are doomed.
81 like to see men cheerful in mis-
fortune. / used to know a poor paint
er who was so poor he could not afford
to dress warmly enough in the win
ter time.
Il met him one goldfish day in Pitts
burg. He had on a summer suit OF
blue serge, and the wind nodded the
She Did.
A maid lately came from New Guina,
When asked for her name, said, It's
Luinea."
That's to say, Leonora;
That's sweeter than Flora;
Then she giggled, 4 talk like a nui-
neal"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
WINTER WEAKNESS
Or. Williams Pink Pills the Tonic
That Most People Need for
Blood and Nerves.

IN winter the air of the close rooms in
which we spend SO much of the time
does not furnish enough oxygen to the
lungs to burn out the foul matter in the
blood. In the cold season we do not exer-
else as much and the skin and kidneysdo
not throw off the waste matter as freely
as usual. The system becomes overloaded
with poisonous matter, and too feeble
to throw it off. Relief can be had only
through the use of a remedy that will
promptly and thoroughly purify and
strengthen the blood, and the one best
adapted for this purpose is the great
blood tonic known as DR.. Williams Pink
Pills.
"They acted like magic in my case,"
said Mrs. Clara L. Wilde, of No. 377
Farnsworth avenue, Detroit, Mich. II
was weak and thin and could not sleep.
My stomach and nerves were out of or
der. / can't describe how miserable l
really a l dragged through six
months of feebleness, growing weaker
all the time until l finally hadn't strength
enough to leave my bed.
"Then a glad day came, the day when
I began to take DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
They made me feel strong right away.
My appetite came back, / took OH flesh
and the color returned to my cheeks.
People wondered that these pills did for
me what the doctors couldn'tdo l took
only six boxes and then l was perfectly
well. If | had not found this wonderful
remedy l surely think that | must have
wasted to death. Believing firmly that
these pills saved my life by the strength
which they gave me OF a critical mo-
ment, I unhesitatingly recommend them
to Others"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain no
stimulant but give strength hat lasts.
They may be obtained at any drug
store.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
BABY COVERED WITH SORES.
/ Would Scratch ard Tear the Flesh un.
Hess Hands Were Tied-"WouId
Have Dad BUT for Cuticura."

Mess Hands Were Tied-"Would
r Have Died But for c%uticura."
my little son, when about a year
and a half old, began to have sores
come out ON his face. had a physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come on
his arms, then on other parts Of his
body, and then one came on his chest,
worse than the others. Then l called
another physician. Still he grew
worse. At the end of about a year
and a half of suffering he grew SO bad
I had to tie his hands in cloths at
night to keep him from scratching the
sores and tearing the flesh. He got to
be a mere skeleton, and was hardly
able to walk. My aunt advised me to
try Cuticura Soap and Ointment. |
sent to the drug store and got a cake
of the Soap and a box of the Oint-
ment, and at the end Of about two
months the sores were all we'll. He
has never had any sores of any kind
since. He is now strong and healthy,
and I can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. Mrs. Egbert
SHELDON, r. F. d. No. 1, Woodville,
Conn, April %, 1905"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
OVER SEA HABIT.

Difference on This Side the Water.
The persistent effect upon the heart
Of caffine in coffee cannot but re.
suit in the gravest conditions, in time.
Each attack Of the drug (and that
means each cup of coffee) weakens
the organ a little more, and the end
is almost a matter Of mathematical
demonstration. A lady writes from
a Western state:
VI am of German descent and 1t
was natural that I should learn at a
very early age to drink coffee. Until
I was % years old ! drank scarcely
anything else at my meals.
"a few years ago l began to be at.
N6ected by a steadily increasing nerv-
oNSness, which eventually developed
into a distressing heart trouble that
made me very weak and miserable.
Then, some three years ago, was add
ed asthma in its worst form. My
sufferings from these things can be
better imagined than described.
During all this time my husband
realized more fully than I did that cot,
fee was Injurious to me, and made ev-
cry effort to make me stop.
FINALLY 1t was decided a few
months ago to quit the use of coffee
absolutely. and to adopt Postum Food
Coffee as our hot table drink. l had
but little idea that 1t would help me,
but consented to try it to please my
husband. I prepared it very carefully,
exactly according to directions, and
was delighted with its delicious flaw
or aui refreshing qualities.
"Just as soon as the poison from
the COTE had time to get out of my
system the nutritive properties of the
Postum began to build me up, and /
am now fully recovered from all my
nervousness. heart trouble and asth.
ma. I gladly acknowledge that now,
for the first time in years, I enjoy
perfect health, and that I owe It all
to- Postum" Name given by Postum
10, Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book. The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs.
Postum Food Coffee contains NO
drugs q any description vhafsooysr,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
HERo's REWARD COMES QUICKLY
Captain and Crew Of Fishing Schooner
Get Medals and Money.

Pittsburg, Feb. Capt. Mark Cas-
to of the fishing schooner Alberta, and
his crew of six men, who on Jan. IA,
in a fierce gale, rescued the crew and
passengers from the Clyde liner Cher.
okee on Brigantine shoals, were yes.
terday made beneficiaries of the Car.
negie hero fund. Besides medals to
the captain and crew, a sum aggre-
eating SO, 500 is awarded.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Some GEORGIA SAVINGS.

EThe rain falls on the just and the
unjust, but the unjust generally have
a boat handy to keep EN- from drown
ing.
The world won't miss us any more
than It would a lost star from the
millions of 'em. It's only the egotist
who is all the time wondering what
the world II do when the grass grows
over him.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
A BRIDGE Joke,

AS a rule bridge players take them
selves so seriously that the game is
seldom enlivened with even a suspi-
cion Of humor. Occasionally, however,
one hears a really good joke at the
bridge table. At a certain mixed card
club in London four ladies sat down
to a rubber. Two of them were friends
who had not met for years. How
many children have you now, Alice?"
asked one of the players Of her friend.
"Six above and four below" was the
reply. "Oh," chimed in a third play
er, you have nothing to complain OF.
I'm chicane."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
w ,5a7'SN
ll:.hl.YM s@Ef F~SA,GEIZCNS''S

The enormous crops of our Northern
Grown Pedigree Seeds on our seed farms
the past year compel us to issue a spe-
cial catalogue called
sALzER's BARGAIN SEED zoe
This is brim full of bargain seeds at bar.
gain prices.
EN- THIS NOTICE TO-DAY
and receive free sufficient seed to grow S
ton of grass on your lot or farm this
summer and our great Bargain Seed Book
with it's wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
Remit &c and we add a package of Cos
mos, the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Draw.
er W., La Crosse, Wis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
An Epithet.

Tourist-The climate here is sdlu.
brious. isn't it?
Native-Say, mister. jest write that
word down for me, will yer? | git tired
swearin' at this climate in the same
old way all the time and anything new
in that line tickles me.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Qualified.

Whom shall We cast for the HUI
man Ostrich in Birds of a Feather
asked the playwright.
Dolly Dimple ought to make a hit
In that" said the stake manager. She
can kick harder than any one in the
company"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
o for the Mule,

The Hon. Blackburn Barrett Dove
ner of West Virginia now W. to ex-
tend the pension list so as to include
all army teamsters.
Who will be first to urge the right
eous claims of the army mule?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
EVILS
OF INSURANCE
CONVENTION EMBoDIES ITS
IDEAS IN A SET OF REso-
LUTlONS.
MANY THINGS TO CONDEMN
THE DEFERRED DIVIDEND PLAN
is DECLARED TO BE
UNJUST.

Chicago, Feb. 3. FOUR governors,
representatives of thirty-two states,
members of state commissioners
conference on uniform legislation,
and representatives Of the National
Underwriters association we're rec
ognized as duly accredited delegates
to the national insurance convention
called by Insurance Commissioner
Thomas Z. Drake at the instance OF
President Roosevelt, which convened
in the banquet hall of the Palmer
house here yesterday. Discussion of
the deferred dividend system Of life
insurance occupied the attention of
the delegates, and at the close of the
afternoon session that topic, together
with a number of others to come be-
tore that body, was referred TO a COM
mittee. No action of a decisive ma
ture was taken. The convention hopes
to conclude its work tonight. Gov.
John 'on Of Minnesota was made
chairman of the convention.
Chicago, Feb. 4.-Delegates to the
national insurance convention en-
bodied yesterday the result Of two
days elaboration in a set of resolu-
tons. Six states voted against these
and twenty-three voted in the affirma-
tive. New York was represented but
Gid not vote, it's delegates declaring
that they did not care to recommend
Legislative action until after the Arm
strong committee has reported.
The future policy Of the states and
territories represented in the conven-
ton will be framed by a committee of
fifteen which is to prepare a report
for a meeting which will be held next
September coincident with the meet
Ing of national insurance commission
ers in Washington.
Deferred Plan Condemned.
In the resolution adopted the sys-
TEN Of life insurance commonly
known as the deferred dividend plan
was condemned, and declared to be
unjust. A proposition for an annual
accounting Of the surplus funds of in
surance companies was Endorsed and
The convention declared for a plan for
governing mutual companies whereby
each p~olicyholder will have a direct
voice in the management. Investment
Of the funds belonging to policyhold-
ers cannot, in the opinion OF the IN
vention, be reduced to a uniform
basis, but must be governed by on
ditions. A standard form of insurance
contract to be adopted by state legis-
latures was declared advisable.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Many Children are SickIy,

Mother trays Sweet Powders forChildren,
used by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's
Home, New York, cure Feverishness, Head.
ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Dis
orders, Break up Colds and Destroy Worms.
At all Druggists ,25c. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. 7.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Pe.ru.na-A Tonic After La Grippe.
Most Effective Medicine Ever Tried
for La Grippe"

Robt. L. Madison, A. NJ, Principal of
Cullowhee High School, Painter, n. c.,
Is chairman of the Jackson County
Board of Education. Mr.. Madison
says: 81 am hardly ever without Pc
runa in my home. 1t is the most effec-
tive medicine that I have ever tried
for la grippe"
Mrs. Jane Gift. Athens. O., writes:
81 had la grippe very bad. My hus-
band bought Peruna for me. In a very
short time I saw improvement and
was soon able to DO nv work"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Nine Perish In Fire.

Rennes, Feb. 6.-AIl the buildings
of the home for the aged in the Eau.
bourg de Paris, kept by the Little Sis.
tiers of the Poor, were destroyed by
fire last night. Nine bodies have been
found in the ruins.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Circumstances, Etc.

I'm glad to find you as you are
said the old friend. Your great wealth
hasn't changed you"
Well" replied the millionaire, sit
has changed me in one thing. I'm now
eccentric where l used to be impolite,
used to be rude"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
The Spirit of Sport.

English Motorists life held so
cheaply in America?
American Enthusiastically, | don't
know. No true sportsman ever stops
to ask if a thing is cheap or not in
America.-Puck.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Sticks to Her Job.

Miss Blank must have an angelic
disposition; she's sung in the same
choir for six years"
That's no sign. When they quarrel
the others are always the ones to
leave"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
A Good Thing.

What are you doing now?"
I'm putting a new patent safety
|(azor on the market"
Good thing?"
"Well, it's the kind Of a z that
impels the man who shaves with it to
go back to the regular shop again
and the professional BARRIERS pay me
q handsome salary for introducing it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Great Britain is Startled.

London, Feb. 2. - The c~ablegram
from Toxic announcing that the lead
or of the Progressist party of Japan
interpellated the minister OF war as
to whether the Japanese government,
in view of the Anglo-Japanese alli'
ance, intended to urge upon the Brit
lsh government the reform OF its
army organization, to which the min,
lister replied that his government
would do so at some future date, is
likely to cause a sensation throughout
Great Britain.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
PATENTS.
List OF Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwes stern inventors.

Northwe stern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson,
patent lawyers, 911-912 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, MINI.
Martin Amundson, Ivanhoe, Mimi,
lamp burner; Martha Davis, Worthing.
ton, Mimi, fence structure; Charles
Edwards, Albert Lea, Mimi, Landslide
wheel; George Gilman, st. Paul, Mimi,
lifting jack; Nels Hegg, Harmony,
Mimi, horseshoe calk; Peter Homes,
Castlewood. s. D., wrench; Erik XVI
en, Enterprise, N. d., threshing ma
chine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
JOHN BULL is JoLTEp BY JAPAN.
Orientais Will Ask Great Britain to
Brace Up Its Army.

Toxic, Feb. AT a meeting of the
budget committee yesterday, Mr..
Oishi, leader of the Progressist party,
interpellated Gen. Terauchi, minister
Of war, as to whether the government,
as the result of the Anglo-Japanese al
lance. intends to urge the British
government to reform its army or
ganization. The minister replied that
the government would do so at some
future date.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-02-08
Suffered Twelve Years From After.
Effects OF La Grippe.

Mr.. Victor Patneaude, 1913 Madison
St, Topeka, Kas, member Of knights
and Ladies Of Security, writes:
Twelve years ago l had a severe
attack OF la grippe and never really
recovered my health and strength
but grew weaker every year until |
was unable to work.
1.-TWO years ago I began using Pc
runa and it built up my strength so
that in a couple of months l was able
TO 90 to work again.
This winter l had another attack
CT la grippe, but Peruna soon drove it
out Of my system.
My wife and I consider Peruna a
household rnmnfYn