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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
ST. PATRICK WORTHY OF HONOR.
His Career Marked with the True
Spirit of Christian Charity,

There are those who, dead to senti-
ment, decry the waste Of time of a
holiday celebrating the memory of a
here.
But is the festal day utterly wasted?
Hard labor is the portion of mankind.
from the man at the office desk to the
iabOrer in the street. Since the bless
edness Of leisure has little part in most
lives, the rare feast day brings with it
an inspiration of enthusiasm to cheer
the jaded spirits. 1t is a time for the
assertion of the nan himself. He es.
capes for an instant from the grasp Of
necessity and joys in the privilege Of
doing what he likes.
II, by chance, his mind turns to the
hero whose manhood had the power
to stay the wheels Of work-to a
Washington, a Lincoln or a st. Pat.
rick-a gracious influence from the
honOred dead enters into his soul.
Be his heart as dry as summers dust,
lis faith and hope worn to a shadow,
the passing thought of reverence for
men whose integrity shines steadfast-
ly through the ages will have an ele-
waiting power, and he will take up his
burden on the morrow encouraged
and refreshed.
To-day the sons Of Erin honor the
memory of St. Patrick. His gift to
his people is the blessed one Of peace
on earth, good will toward men. His
heneficence and genial qualities have
the power to awaken JOY in the human
heart. No sacrifice of heather 0
Llood of the martyrs stains his shield:
his career was marked with the true
spirit of Christian charity.
All hail. st. Patrick! May your
memory W grow less. but blossom
anew as gladly as the evergreen
shamrock responds to the call of each
returning spring.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Wanted All the Glory.

Mark Train, at a dinner IN New
York, was talking about political lead.
ers and the undue credit they take for
their country's prosperity.
He told Of a certain senator. Senator
Dash, who was always on hand to re.
ceive the praise for any blessing that
had befollen his state. He pointed out
several benefits for which the senator
took undue credit, and then looking
gravely around the table, he said:
But what Senator Dash particular.
ly prides himself on is the late excel.
lent harvest"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Scholarly Mrs, L-odde,

Perhaps the most scholarly woman
in society at the capital is Mrs. Henry
Cabot Lodge. She took a college
course in Wellesley and has taken a
keen interest in Greek studies. She
has sought the laurels Of au.
thorship, but she has been an invalu.
able aid to her husband and his chief
dependence in research and the read.
ing of proof sheets.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Shamrock in Other Lands.

The little white clover that grows
so a~bundantly in Ireland is worn on
st. Patrick's day because the saint
used the trefoil leaf to illustrate the
idea of the trinity. The name sham
rock is derived from the Arabic name
for the t%refoil, which is "shamrakh,"
and the plant is held sacred in Iran
as an emblem Of the Persian Triads.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
BANKS OF CANADA GAIN;
PEOPLES SAVINGS BIG.
the Year 1905 Shows Remarkable
Prosperity All Over the Dominion.

Ottawa, Canada, March 1.-The year
which has just closed has been n OF
the most satisfactory and progressive
with the financial institutions of Can.
ada, and the business of the charter
ed banks reflects the unprecedented
prosperity enjoyed throughout the
country during the year 1905.
The increased demands made upon
the banks of the Dominion by the COM
mercial and agricultural expansion OF
the year were provided for without
the monetary disturbances sometimes
noted in the United States. Whatever
opinions may be held as to the COM
position of the Canadian banking sys-
tenn, it Is claimed that its flexible
currency has many c~onmendable
features, and without which the last
few months of the year must have pro-
duced a money stringency with prob
ably disastrous results. 1t is felt that
a wider field Of credit in the Dominion
is needed. and consequently the capt.
tai Of many existing banking institu-
lions has been increased and several
new banks are in progress Of organiza.
ton.
The chartered banks of Canada to-
day enjoy the confidence of the gen.
eral public to a greater extent than
ever before, The total deposits of the
people in these institutions last year
were $522,317. 900 which shows an in
crease of over $50, 900 900 for the year.
In actual money in bank probably no
other country in the world. compare.
lively speaking. can make a better
showing than Canada.
The total deposits of the Canadian
people in the Government savings
banks, in special savings institutions,
and in the chartered banks alone
amounted last year to the enormous
sum of $609. asa, 900. This represents
an average credit balance of over
800 per head of the population of the
Dominion, and 1t is stated that the
only other country in the world that
approaches this record is Denmark,
where the average credit balance Is
about $4,000 per capita. The above
figures, however, do not comprehend
moneys deposited with private bank.
ers, loan companies. mortgage cor.
p%orations and trust companies, or
what is boarded up in secret hiding
places.
The annual report Of the Dominion
finance department. which has just
been issued to the public, shows a
surplus in the Dominion treasury for
the fiscal year of s 1868. 900. and refers
to the remarkable Increase in the pub
lie revenues during the year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15

oidHG.
After six years he escaped this
slavery and devoted himself to the
conversion of Ireland.
Then he prepared for the priest
hood, entering upon his mission about
425.
1t ras in the year AL that he "a
consecrated a bishop.
OF his writings there were his con-
fessiOns and an epistle.
One prominent authority says that
the only thing actually known Of him
is that he existed.
And not a word as to his greatest
deed of effectually fixing matters so
the sons of the Emerald Isle cInnot
see snakes!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Diet for Sinners.

Nine. Patti believes that the pleas
ures of the table are not for the sing
er. She follows a severe regime OF
plainly cooked meat and toast. Wher
she has to sing at night she dimes of
beef, potatoes and baked apples, fast
ing after that until she has sung.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Honi Soft.

There's no use talking" sighed
the young man who had received a
note telling him t~at it could never be,
there's no use talking, you can't tell
anything about women"
You shouldn't tell anything about
them replied the gray-bearded phil.
Osopher, wagging his head sagely.-
Judge.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Not Officially Informed.

Mail from the interstate commerce
commission intended for the secretary
of the navy is still addressed to Pau
Morton. 1t is said, that body not hav
ing yet officially learned that Mr.. Bona
parte is secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
Bless the Dear Old Verdant Land.
By DENIS FLORENCE MCCARTHY.

LESS the dear old verdant land!
Brother, vert thou born of it?
AS thy shadow life doth stand
Twining round it's rosy band,
Did an Irish mothers hand
Guide thee in the morn of it?
Did a fathers first command
Teach thee love or scorn of it?
Thou who tread'st it's fertile breast,
Dost thou feel a glow for it?
Thou of all it's charms possest,
Living on it's first and best,
Art thou but a thankless guest,
Or a traitor foe for it?
II thou lowest, where's the test?
wilt thou strike a blow for it?
Has the past no goading sting
That can make thee rouse for it?
Does thy lands r~eviving spring,
Full of buds and blossoming,
Fail to make thy cold heart cling,
Breathing lovers VOWS for it?
With the circling oceans ring
Thou vert made a spouse for it.
Hast thou kept as thou shoulds't keep
Thy affections war; for it,
Letting no cold feeling creep
Like an ice-breath DER the deep,
Freezing to a stony sleep,
Hopes the heart would form for it,
Glories that like rainbows peep
Through the darkening storm for it?
Son of this down-trodden land,
Aid us in the fight for it.
We seek to make it great and grand,
It's slipless bays, it's naked strand,
BY canvas-swelling breezes famed!
Oh, what a glorious sight for it,
The past expiring like a brand
In mornings rcGv light for it!
Think. this dear old land is thine,
And thou a traitor slave of it:
Think how the Switzer leads his kline,
When pale the evening star doth shine;
His song has home in every line,
Freedom in every stave of it:
Think how the German loves his Rhine
And worships every wave of it!
Our own dear land is bright as theirs,
But oh, our hearts are cold for it;
Awake! we are not slaves, but heirs,
Our fatherland requires our cares,
Our speech with men, with God our prayers;
Spurn blood-stained Judas gold for it:
Let us do all that honor dares-
Be earnest, faithful, bold for it!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
REALLY A HUMAN BEING.
A Story Showing How Much Depends
on the Point Of View.

~ otOTy SnoWsUO UoW "uSH OSPeHuS
on the Point Of View.
The story is told in China that years
ago a missionary made his appearance
upon a platform there and that the ma
tive orator who introduced him closed
with these words:
when I have finished a gentleman
from the West is going to address you.
He is not a foreign demon. His APP
pearance and his clothing may seem
strange to you, but look carefully at
him. He has two arms and two legs,
two ears and two eyes, a nose Though
a long one), and a mouth; l assure you
his teeth are maoe of bone, just like
yours. He is really a human being,
and / hope you will regard him as
SUCH"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IN THE MORNIN'

bells were worn; country cotillons
clown and any sort of bizarre dance.
costume or favor have been the rage.
What to Eat.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15

vi lAiills
He was born at
Nemthur.
Nemthur, S C o t.
land, is now Dunn
barton.
He was born in
1876 and died in 469.
His father was
the deacon of Cal
purnius.
In All Patrick
was captured by
the Picts and sold
into Ireland as a
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-15

POINTS NboUt 81. Patrick.
His baptismal name is said to have
been Sucat.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
ENERGETIC MRS. kiPIIN0.
A. Girl She Helped Scrub Floor Of
I~mprOvised

A. . Girl she Helped Scrub Floor Of
I~mprovised Church.
When Mrs. Rudyard Kipling was a
young girl, she went out to Colorado
with her brother, Walcott Balestier,
and lived with him at Salida, then a
mountain railroad town in the earlier
and rougher stages OF its history. Liv-
ing in the same town was a MI. Thay-
err. who was connected with the man
agement Of the Denver and Rio
Grande Road. His wife, Mrs. Emma
Holman Thayer, has published a num-
Der Of books, Of which wild Flowers
Of the Rockies" and wild Flowers Of
the Pacific Coast are best known,
says the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Their daughter, Miss Thayer, and
Miss Balestier, became great friends,
and Mrs. Thayer used to tell in later
years how the two girls secured the
first Episcopal service in Salida. They
wrote to the late Bishop Spalding in
Denver, who replied to them that II
they would secure a place for the ser
vice he would send a clergyman. The
girls canvassed the town, but the only
place they could find that was suitable
was a room back Of a saloon.
They rented this room, wrote the
bishop, posted notices and did every
thing to insure a good service. Late
the Saturday afternoon before the i'm
portant Sunday, Mrs. Thayer went
down to the room. It had been charm
ingly decorated with mountain wild
flowers. an organ moved in and every
thing prepared for the service. But,
alas! the woman who had promised to
scrub the foor had failed them, and
such labor was almost impossible to
get in the camp. So Miss Thayer and
Miss Balestier, with rags and pals Of
hot water secured from the saloon
keepers wife, vent down on their
| knees and scrubbed the floor.
Through their efforts an Episcopal
| church was later established in Salida,
and Miss Thayer married its clergy.
man, the Rev. J.. Wallace Oil.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

Americans have done more for Corea
than the people Of any other nation,
writes Frank G.. Carpenter. 1t was II
naval vessels which first unlocked Its
doors to the world aud our missionaries
gave 1t the first taste of western civill-
cation and of the Christian religion.
Our traders were among the first i'm
porters, and our capitalists built the
first railroad. Americans now w
most Of the valuable gold mines and
are developing them.
The electric railway at Seoul belongs
to Americans, and its electric light
company is an American institution. 1t
is the same with the Seoul water
works, and also with the national bank,
the charter OF which was given to an
American. There are now 24O Amer
leans in Corea. or these 100 live In
Seoul, 60 are working in the gold
mines at Cnsan, 81 live in Pingyang,
md 10 are associated with the rail-
roads.
Five Americans are In the service OF
the Corean government, and the conf
Dental foreign adviser Of the King on
the part of the Japanese is also an
American. The man who has done
more than AIRY other for western civil
izatlon in Corea, more to render the
life Of foreigners safe there and more
to advance the interests of the United
States Is DR.. Horace y: Allen, ogr for
mer minister to Seoul, who has recent
ly given up his work there and return
ed to the United States.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
THE CALL OF THE CANADIAN
WEST.
The Greatest Wheat Crop of d

The reatex Wheat Crop OF the
Continent.
The year that has just closed has
done a great deal towards showing the
possibilities Of Western Canada from
an agricultural standpoint. The wheat
crop has run very near to the 100000
OOO-bushel limit that was looked upon
as too sangufne an estimate only a
short time ago, and the area that has
been broken to fall wheat for the COM
ing harvest will go a long way to-
wards enabling the farmers OF the
West to overlap on h 1oO,OOO,OOO-
bushel estimate next year. And while
the spring and winter wheat have
been doing so well during the past few
yenrs the other cereals have been keep
ing up with the procession. Rye and
barley have made immense strides, n
peas and fax have been moving stead
lily along. Dairyfng also has been sue
cessfully carried on in the new prov
inces, and in every stage the farmer
has been striking it rich" To such an
extent has the success Of the West
taken hold of outsiders that the rush
Of Americans to Saskatchewan and
Alberta, which was looked upon as
marvellous last year, bids fair to be
largely exceeded in 1906, and as there
are still millions of acres of free home
steads available, which the building OF
the new railways will render accessi-
Bile to the markets, new wheat lands
will be opened up ere long. Amongst
the first to avail himself of the oppor-
tunity presented will be the American
settler. In a large number Of Ameri
can cities Dominion government
agents are located, who are able and
willing to give the latest and best in
formation in regard to the new dis
tricts which thtofailways will open up.
and there will be no abatement of the
rush to the Canadian prairies during
the coming eason Sone time since
a poet in the columns Of the Toronto
STAR had the following stirring lines,
which throb Of the Western spirit:
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

and investigating mind, an earnest
seeker after knowledge, n above
all, possessed of q wonderfully sympa-
thetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pinkham.
. builder and real estate operator. and
their early married life was marked by
prosperity and happiness. They had
four children, three sons and q
daughter.
! In those good old fashioned days it
wa for mothers to make
their own home medicines from roots
and herbs, natures own remedies
calling in q physician only in specially
urgent cases. BY tradition and ex-
perience many of them gained a won
derful knowledge Of the curative prop
critics of the various roots and herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took q great interest
in the study of roots and herbs. their
characteristics and power over disease.
She maintained that just as nature SO
bountifully provides in the harvest
all kinds; SO, if we but taxi the pains
to find them, in the roots and herbs
Of the field there are remedies ex-
pressly designed to cure the various
ills and weaknesses of the body, and
It was her pleasure to search these out,
and prepare simple and effective medi-
cines for her own family and friends.
Chief Of these was a rare combina-
ton of the choicest medicinal roots
and herbs found best adapted for the
cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu-
liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. Pink
hams friends and neighbors learned
that her compound relieved and cured
and it became quite popular among
them. '' ~ Jebs e. -. =
AL this so far was done freely, with
out money and without prize, as q
labor of low 80 -:r 7rV".i'T - -
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were too
much for the large real estate interests
of the Pinkhap, family, as this class
Of business suffered most from
fearful depression, SO when the Centen-
NAL year dawned it found their prop
erty swept away. Some other source
of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound was made known
to the world.
The three sons and the daughter,
with their mother, combined forces to
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19

speaks Of her as his little girl" re-
piled Miss Emily.
Tom drove to the station, and on his
return, a beautiful young girl was seat
ed in the old-fashioned barouche. Her
gown far exceeded Rosa's expecta-
tons, and the quick, animated way in
which she bounded from the barouche
caused her aunt's heart to dwell with
pride and admiration.
"Why, my dear, l thought you were
a child" said Miss Linton, embracing
her warmly.
THAT Is papa's worst fault con-
tinued Bessie, for he will persist in
calling me his little girl in spite Of
the fact that 1 make my debut next
winter. l tell mamma he will want to
introduce me as II then"
She was out gathering flowers when
her aunts came to breakfast, and de-
clared she knew she would enjoy
every moment of her visit.
Her kind disposition at once made
friends Of Tom and Rosa, but nothing
she could do would win the favor of a
flock of geese her aunts possessed.
They became more aggressive each
time they saw the results of encoun-
tiers with them. t. -
The most desperate attack occurred
one morning on her way to the village.
She had on a pink gown, and a large
white hat, and started of merrily,
singing an operate air. On one side
Of the road was a wooded valley, cool
and enticing,, and on the other q farm
where a boy was working.
Bessie was sc engrossed with the
scenery that she did not realize. the
proximity of a neighbours flock of
geese until, feeling something Juggling
at her skirt, she looked down and saw
one large gray goose pulling at her
ruf1es, several picking at her shoes,
while the rest were grouped about her
and quacking so Justify that her blood
fairly froze.
She gave n scream. n tried to
jump on the railing hat spanned the
bridge, but her enemies proved too
strong. Her screams attracted the
farmer boys attention. and he came
to her rescue with a stout stick, say
Ing. 1ney won l HuEt yOu, Hiss, lDey
hain't got no sense"
Her skirt was literally In ribbons.
As soon as she was out of sight and
hearing, a young man, who had been
sketching in the valley close by, burst
out laughing, saying:
well, that is the richest thing I
have seem. What a pretty girl, and a
stranger, too, I'll wager, for no one
here has her style. / must ask aunt
Fannie who she Is"
He was doubly surprised to see her
q few days afterward. seated on his
aunt's porch in company with some ell
derby ladies'. +,
There he comes" exclaimed Mrs.
vane. waving her hand to her nephew.
She had been expatiating on his re-
nia1kabIy fine qualities, and Informed
her guests that he was to leave in the
Cali for Iealr to study art.
Bessie had been an attentive listen
er. wondering II he could be Stella
Hollis brother, of whom she had heard
20 much but had never met.
Gerald Thought 1t no wonder that his
sister admired Bessie Linton. Tor she
E
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
AN EPISODE OF 1898.

With lace of gold upon his coat,
And powder on his wavy hair,
A courtly smile upon his lip,
He paused beside the scaffold stair.
The headsmnn waited, cowled and grim,
With strains of crimson on his sark;
But Ger her slender hand he BENT:
Let me go first. the way is dark
She wore a flmy kerchief crossed,
A Powered gown of rich brocade:
Her silken slippers, sewn with pearls,
By prison nuors were soiled and
frayed.
When last they met his ribboued Lutte
Made music in n moonlit park:
But now their love had come to this.
Let me go first, tn way is dark
She gathered close the kcrchief's fold,
TO hide the beating of her heart;
But answered softly as he went.
Its but a momen that we part"
The crowd grew dim, and far away,
She seemed to hear a morning lark
and all his song was set to words
let me go first, the way is dark
Though both are dust for many a year,
These lovers Of a troubled time,
Yet knight and lady live to-day
In sweet romance and silver rhyme.
Among the ghosts of blood and death
They shine with loves undying spark.
His words upon the scaffold stair
Let me go first. the way Is dark
Frank Leslie's Monthly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
FOUR YEARS OF AGONY.
Whole Foot Nothing but Proud Flesh
Had to Use Crutches-"Cuticura
p.u,adies the Rest on Earth,1

"In the year 1890 the side Of my
right foot was cut Off from the little
toe down to the heel, and the physician
who had charge Of me was trying to
sew up the side Of my foot but with
no success. At last my whole foot
and way up above my calf was moth
ing but proud flesh. l suffered untold
'agonies for four years. and tried diff
ferent physicians and all kinds OF olnt-
ments. I could walk only with
crutches. In two weeks afterwards l
saw a change in my limb. Then l
began using C%uticura Soap and Oint-
ment often during the day and kept 1t
up for seven months, when my limb
was healed up just the same as II !
never had trouble. It Is eight months
now since L stopped using Cnticura
Remedies, the best or Gods earth. l
am working at the present day, after
five years Of suffering. The cost OF
Cuticura Ointment and Soap was only
So; but the doctors bills were more
like 5000. John NJ. Lloyd, 718 8. Arch
Ave-, Alliance, Ohio. June II, 1905"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-01-19
PharIsees Wanted.

A rural colonial parson, finding great
difficulty In paying his way owing to
the lack OF punctuality with which
bis flock paid their tithes, recently hit
upon an excellent plan for giving back
sliders a gentle hint. Taking as the
text Of his sermon the story OF the
publican and the Pharisee, be read out,
1.-TWO men went up into the temple
to pray; the one a Pharisee and the
other a publican. The Pharisee stood
and prayed thus with himself, God,
thank Thee that l am not as other
men are l fast twice In the
week, I give tithes OF all that l pos
~sess.'" Here the parson paused Gig
niticantly, and looking hard at his
flock, remarked, II could do with q
few Pharisees in this congregation"