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St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
ste Board Of Pensions.
A special to the Picayune from
Baton Rouge, Sept. %. says.

baton Rouge, Sept. 1s, says.
The State Board Of Pension
Commissioners, after a five days
session, completed its labors this
afternoon and took final adjourn.
ment. Out of about 1900 applica-
tions for pensions that were on
file when the Board met Monday,
1874 were approved and the appli.
cants placed on the pension roll.
The others were rejected as not
being entitled to support from the
fund under the laws of the State.
This additional 724 names that
were added to the roll will use up
the entire appropriation of $780,.
900 q year that the last General
Assembly made for pension pur-.
poses, which is just double the ap.
preparation that has been made In
the past. Out of this $l50,000 q
year, however, $4,000 is set aside
for the purchase of artificial limbs
for the soldiers, ard $4,000 Is set
aside for the expenses of the Com
mission, which leaves $143,00o for
distribution among the pensioners
of the State. The pensions that
we're approved at this sitting and
added to the roll were divided into
three classes.
The Board decided to make a
special class of pensions, composed
| Of the blind, paralyzed and de.
crepit, and also to. raise the allow,
ance made to the three classes OF
pensioners 81 a month. The adj
dition of this special class of pen.
sloners practically divides the pen.
sion list into tour classes. Those
entitled to draw a pension from
the special class must be practlcall
helpless, and they in the future are
to be $3.50 q month.
! The first class of pensioners wat
raised from $3.50 to $3.50 pei
month; the second class was raised
from $3. so to $4.50 per month,
and the third class was raised from
81. so to So. SO per month.
| Out of the 724 pensioners addee
Ito the roll during this sitting, onla
eleven went into the special class
The others were divided amopf
the three regular classes. The IN.
Icrease of 81 a month IN the differ
lent classes, and the addition of th'
extra class, was possibly the cause
of the increase in appropriation.
| The Commissioners announc'
THAT the Attorney General hold
that those parties who have shae
the applications for pensions OF
file for the past two years are no
entitled to money for that time
but only for the time since tn
passage'of the increased approprla
ton bill. Practically all of tn
724 pensioners allowed at this ses
sion have had their applications o.
file with the Pension Board for th'
past two years, and some of then
wanted more for this time. Th'
Attorney General holds that the!
are only emitted to back pay tron
July IL, whep the appropriation
bill was approved, and this Is wha
they will receive.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

The Marine Hospital Service has
been notified by cable from Havana
Of the appearance Of two new cases
Of yellow fever there. making seven
cases reported during the past
week.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Crop Report.

Inc llmeS.DemOCra OF ueSudy
presents the reports of it's CORE
spondents on the progress Of the
cotton crop during the month OF
September. The concensus OF
OPINION is to the following effect:
Taking the Belt as whole, the
accounts are somewhat gloomy.
Even in Texas, the Atlantic States
and the Territories-sectlons which
escaped the brunt OF the great
storm--there are complaints of
damage from excessive rains, and
distinct deterioration from the
condition at the close of August
had been the rule throughout the
South, even before the disastrous
disturbance of Thursday last. In
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas,
Tennessee and portions OF Louisi-
ana the results Of the tropical hur-
ricane have been deplorable, though
no precise estimates Of damage are
possible as yet.
There is general complaint that
labor for picking is scarce, and that
excessive wages have to be paid.
Ravages by insects are mentioned
in some districts, but the loss in
this way does not seem to have
been serious.
Farmers appear to be disposed
to hold for higher values. after
selling enough to discharge press
ing Indebtedness.
The next report and the last for
this crop, will be printed in the
issue of Monday, Dec. 3. The
usual quantitative approximation
will then be given.
FIFTY PER CENT DAMAGE.
Covington, La, Sept. %. The
crops in this section, up to this
week, were holding their own fairly
we'll, in the face of almost daily
rains and warm weather and lack
of hands to pick it. All this was
gradually cutting off the profits of
the farmers. But on Thursday Of
this week almost all the cotton
open was blown and beaten out
and washed into the ground by the
great storm that swept all over
this section. Even the green bolls
were blown off and the stalks
bent fiat by the force Of the wind.
The loss is varlously estimated at
from 20 to so per cent of the crop.
It is probable that what little crop
is left In the section will be mar.
keted very soon, as the farmers
will not be In q position to hold it.
Corn also suffered greatly by
the storm, being blown down and
thoroughly soaked, as it lay on the
ground. Many farmers had their
corn cribs and cotton houses, as
we'll as fences, blown away.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Parish and Town
Assessment.
o~ - as&..-

We are indebted to Mr.. John C.
Seaman, the efficient Deputy Asses
eor, for the following statement
from the assessment rolls for tue
year 1906:
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

Call at W. H. KentzePs Job Of
fee and get estimates on printing.
First. class work. Reasonable rates.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

Total for 1906. 6.......... $46,89O
JOHN G.. SEAMAN.
Deputy Assessor.
Pearl River being a.newly incor-
porated town, and this being its
first assessment, shows no IN
crease.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
.MANDEVlLLE COUNCIL
TOWN COUNCIL.
Vaudeville, Oct. /, 1906,

~ Il
Vaudeville, Oct. l. 1906.
Council met in regular monthly ses-
sion.
Present-Hon. H. Borey, Mayor;
Hons. Jas. Band, JOS. Me1mitn, A. y.
Bosse, e. Dubourg, s. f. Philips, Al
dermen.
Minutes Of last meeting, Sept. 3,
1905, were adopted.
Report of Improvements Committee.
showing s47.05 spent on streets ana
bridges, signed by A. G. Bosse, Jos. N.
smith, E. Dubourg, Committee, was,
MIR. Band received and approved
TREASuRER'S REPORT.
Cash balance on Aug. 81, 1905 ssee rs
receipts since ~ IS
=, -, -
Total Cash '"a w
Less expenses =
c..as... 90 zoos soo7 70 |
sasn Hn,Iws;sM Tn n.na 'ep'' - wv
School uouee Fund $s1 Is
w,,rf,oe 155 20 .s~
carnor.t,o, 7s1 2l---
.e.n..s, rr VIZ treasurer.
~, so.,oofMr Smith aeconded nv
~ paSa A .ona-t ~ nos yacslvad and
a,aA Ma D'"1' AePoA'
nA p,;,s ordar.d n.id.
o DIV ~ r na,,;s lumbar acct. of town.
n.n %
~ To- n n.v;s lumber. account OF
wharf. 2l8.O3.
"n"'A; r. ~t posso ,nmher acconnt of
vh.,f % % ~
Manae,i1le wavo nuhlishino election
,ot;ca ] a. M M
- Tammanv E.pvxR. publishing
m;n,,tas inn ~ mcattnos Sent. / and Sept.
30 Ok "
- pon c.rd.ahy emitting weeds in school
-. ID 90 o.
wv, M,odmard s w,obt 4 Co. lamp for
,.a y ~ y T"wn co"ncii $500.
"0 Mo,or porev vetoed ordinance intro
anaad af, =, iast % NESTING renaalinu Ordi-
nsnoa NJ o. Known az Light Ordi.
nance. compelling all vehicle owners to
carry a iieht after dark, or at night,
and veto was Sustained. Messrs Bosse
and and nnhonro voting 10 sustain veto.
and Messrs. Band. Phillips and Smith
! voting nav.
An snneal from the Messrs. Hopkins,
.ak ino that town bear half the expenses
IN rensir,n9 hreakwater fronting their
nronerly. Which was damaged by re-
cont storm. was granted. on condition
that work he done by improvements
Committee. Messrs. Smith, Band. Du-
honra and phillips voted for. Mr.. Bosse
nav nav '
IN motion o, Mr.. Phillips, seconded
bv MIR. Duboure and carried, $500
was donated to the silver service set
for the battleship Louisiana.
A Communication from Mr.. Alfred
Dehopiot. asking town to cut down
! eiohteen trees on the line Of Monroe
and Albert streets, was, on motion of
Mr. smith. seconded by Mr.. Band, re-
tered to Improvement Committee, and
thew were given full power to act.
Indge Davis was granted permission
i to hold court at Town Hall, free Of
charge. on motion Of Mr.. Smith, sec
onded by Mr.. Phillips.
Petition from Mr.. L. P. Ssuer and
other property owners, asking town to
ranair road at ~ OF Of Lamarque street,
was referred. to improvements Commit
tee. es with instructions to do the work
necessary. Motion by Mr.. Phillips,
A letter rom Mr.. Witbeck, civil en-
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

lee cream, with crushed fruits, daily
at Clsverie's Drug Store.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

There never has been a time in the
history Of this nation that citizens,
who had the stamina to express their
honest convictions along lines of re-
form, were not maligned, abused and
often subjected to attacks upon their
person, by those interested in delaying
or destroying the reforms advocated.
Washington was a refOrmer, he suffer-
ed from privation and hunger and yet
many OF his W people were against
him because it was to their personal
interest to take that position. Wash
ingtOn conquered and now he is
wOrshiped as the Father of his Couh-
try.' Lincoln was a reformer. Look
at the indignities he had to suffer-he
even became a martyr-was shot down
in cold blood by his fellow citizen.
Now, this herO-this refOrmer-is the
"SaviOr of his Country" Grant was
a reformer-Gariield was a reformer-
Roosevelt is a reformer and no one
will deny that even his own party
papers have not given him the sup
port they should, but in coming years
the name Roosevelt will stand out
along side of the best friends this ma
ton ever had.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

In passing upon the constitutionali-
ty of the Hepburn railroad rate regu-
lation bill now before the US. senate,
Attorney General Moody contended
that the Hepburn bill is constitutional
and that there is no danger of its be-
ing overturned by the United States
supreme court. He would not pass
upon the wisdom of amending the
bill, taking the position that that is a
function outside Of his official pro-
vince. When Attorney General Hall
gave an opinion regarding the primary
petition he was acting in the same
capacity for theEstate as Mr.. Moody is
for the United States. Mr.. Hall was
not asked by the Secretary of State to
render an opinion on any question
other than the form of the petition,
the question of cOnstitutiOnality and
the duty OF the secretary in presenting
the same to the legislature. The"ma-
chine va not in a ':passive mood
and the petition was smothered to
death by Kit and his ''pinions." No
amendment was offered, no excuses
made. Kit through the governor had
said there vas no necessity of having
a primary law and that ended the
chapter.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

General Grosvenor, one of the lead
ing Statesmen of the house, voted
for the railroad rate bill, but criticised
the claim that there was any popular
demand for the legislation. He de-
clared that public sentiment had been
manufactured by politicians and news
papers who misunderstood President
Roosevelt's attitude and had gone off
on the wrong tangent. He character
lied the agitation as the greatest fake
issue that had ever been launched to
fool the people," Yesterday General
GrosvenOr's constituents refused him
denomination. -MinneapolisJo Journal.
Yes, the generals people concluded
to lay him up to dry. They may be
fools, but certainly he is too green to
burn. How long will it be before these
corporation politicians get their eyes
open to the fact that this fight against
graft and corporation corruption has
come to stay and that the people are
going to GUST every representative who
claims to know more than his consti-
uents. This movement is sweeping
over the country and South Dakota is
going to have a hand at house clean
ing herself.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Gov. Cummins, of Iowa, has an
nounced himself the foe of the lobby
as all good governors should. Clean
out the capital lobby and we'll have
better laws. Our house and senate
manipulators are elected to serve the
people, and are supposed to be men OF
their W minds. Why allow them
to be harrassed with the unprincipled
lobbyist? When Our senators and re-
representatives. feel that they need advice
they will seek it of their constituents.
Give us a clean score in state and
national halls and We'll be a far bet
ter represented people. -Elkton Record.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Will the postmaster editor Of the
machine organ" please put this in
his pipe and take a Whit. The Flan-
dreau Enterprise says: "Some of the
machine papers delight in calling
names. Insurgents, populists, demo-
Gratis, demagogues, Pettigrewites, ETC.,
is their sole argument. They haven't
a word to say about issues. To blind
and bulldoze and throw mud is their
chief stock in trade. To say that
Pettigrew has anything to do with the
republican anti-machine force is SIM
ply absurd. The rank and file of the
republican party believe there are GER
tain principles that are of importance
and should be given attention by their
party"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

mon carriers the recent decision will
prevent the car lines from co-operat-
ing with the packing houses to de-
liver meats and other products at
prices lower than an independent
dealer could deliver them after pay
ing the regular refrigerator car
charges.
The decision in the Chesapeake and
Ohio case clearly shows that the SUI
preme court is in hearty sympathy
with the principle back of the pro-
posed legislation to prevent rate dis
ordinations by the railways. 1t en-
courages the presidents supporters
to believe there is little danger the
supreme court will upset a carefully
planned law to give further effective
ness to the intent of the interstate
commerce law.-Sioux City Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

The men who are foremOstin leading
the anti-machine movement in this
state have no corruption fund to back
them or to pay campaign expenses.
They are fighting the peoples cause
fully believing that the people demand
that a change shall be made-that the
affairs of the state should be placed
where the peoples interests are above
the interests of corporations. If these
men go down in defeat the voters will
have said that they enjoy ring rule,
political corruption and are inclined
to smile on practical politicians, who,
taking the voters at their word, will be
led to holder acts than those of the
past.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

1t is going to be a difficult matter
for the machine organ" of Brook
ings county to switch the campaign
from principles to personalities. The
voters of this county cannot be bam-
boozled away from the fact that the
postoffice editor is making the fight
of his life to retain the postoffice and
having no substantial ground on
which to make a defense thinks he
can throw dirt and sling mud enough
to bury the real issues and principles
which enter into the campaign. 1t
won't work, Charlie. Your record is
too we'll known to fool the voters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Strange it did not occur to the Ar
gus-Leader that a decision from the
supreme court, relating to the validity
OF certain portions of the honest (?)
caucus law, would have been much
cheaper and far more conclusive than
the opinion OF two Sioux Falls attor-
neys. The Argus-Leader concluded
that Attorney General Halls opinion
was correct until it heard from Wash
ington, then it had to get a new one
to satisfy its boss, but in this case we
would suggest that the A.-G. raise the
salary Of its cloud heading'' writer
and reduce the salary of its attorneys
as the only discernable "trip" to be
found in the opinion OF Messrs. Win
sor and McNaughton is in the triple
deck heading over the article.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

The Sioux Falls Press is striving
hard to defeat the senator from Sioux
Falls. Just like the Dakotan trying
to defeat a congressman from here
Pierre Capital.
Say, John, must you be informed
that Kittredge is not running for office
this year? 1t looks As though he was
trying to dictate who should be nomi,
mated to every office in South Dakota
that is true, but he chad better 60
way back and sit down." When he
comes up for reelection it will be
time enough for Kit to dictate on his
own behalf. Just now the rest of the
republicans think they have a right to
say something about who shall fill the
positions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Say, don't it seem as though this
mad race for riches ought to cease?
Isn't it about time men turned their
attention to character building instead
Of fighting to increase their wealth?
Look at Mccall, late president of the
New York life insurance company.
He gained wealth only to be sneered
at, was obliged to resign, became dis
heartened and in a few days died of
remorse. What is all his wealth to
him now and what good will it do him
or his family to known that the people
believe this wealth is i'll gotten gain?
But look, what a spectacle it is to see
John Rockefeller, practically fugitive
from justice, driven from home in
order to escape being brought into
court to testify regarding his manipu-
latiOn OF the Standard Oil Company.
If his methods are legitimate and pro.
per would he be afraid to face a court
| Of Justice? If his wealth has been
gained by corrupt principles perhaps
he cannot be blamed for hiding. fl
is time this nation took a tumble to
the fact that money is not the greatest
thing to worship nor the only posses.
sion that will make one popular. True
manhood clothed in rags is of far more
value than the sinful body covered
with the finest garments.and possessing
millions.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

After fifteen years OF careful study
the L. S. senate has passed a pure
food bill which makes it a misdemean-
or to manufacture or sell adulterated
or misbranded foods, drugs, medicines
or liquors in the District of Columbia,
territories and insular possessions OF
the United States, and prohibits ship
ments OF such goods from M state to
another or to a foreign country. 1t
also prohibits the receipts of such
goods. Punishment by a fine of $500
or imprisonment of one year, or both,
is prescribed. In the case OF corpora
tions, the officials in charge are made
responsible. The treasury department
and the departments ofagriculture and
commerce and labor are required to
agree upon regulations for the collec-
ton andexamination Of articles covered
by the bill, but no specific provision
is made for investigation, except by
the department Of agriculture. lnves-
LEGATIONS by that department are
placed in the hands of the chief OF the
bureau of chemistry, and if he finds
the law has been violated, the secre-
tary OF agriculture is required to re-
port the fact to the United States dis
trict attorney who in turn is required
to institute proceedings in the federal
courts. The bill also defines foods,
drugs, medicines and liquors and also
defines the standards for them. There
is an exemption for dealers who fur
nish guarantees against adulteration
and misbranding.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Judging from the recent decision OF
the United States supreme court in
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
case, monopolies are getting body
blows from the tribunals of justice as
we'll as from the people. Guess some
folks will begin to think there is going
to be a "new order of business" intro
duced pretty soon and that the people
are getting weary of ring rule and
bossism coupled with corporation
corruption.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Hon. r.. j. Gamble is our senior
senator and has always been a repub-
lican. Now in the true sense of the
word are not those who oppose him
the insurgents? If not, why not?
The Enterprise believes that Senator
Gamble should be endorsed and nomi-
mated at the next republican state con-
v%ention, because he has supported the
Roosevelt administration, because
early in the campaign in public
speeches he supported the President
on the rate question, because he led
the republican party to victory when
the opposition were in power in this
state, because he has had only one
term and because the rank and file of
the party believe in him, and because
there is an effort on the part OF the
machine to beat him now. The Enter
prise has always supported the repub-
lican party. 1t did it when the state
was run by the opposition and there
was hardly a republican in the court
house. But it believes that when GER
tain principles are at stake in which
the people and the rank and. file of the
party are interested that its duty is to
see to it that they should be given at
tention and support. BY supporting
the best men, those who come nearest
to representing the issues, We give the
best support to Che party Flandreau
Enterprise.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, that a meet
ing Of the cattle owners of the County
of Brookings will be held at the Office
of the County Auditor at the Court
House in the City of Brookings, S. d.,
at l O'Clock p. m. on Saturday, March
10th, 1906, for the purpose OF choosing
a cattle inspector for said county in
accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 1873 of the Session Laws OF
1905.
Dated at Brookings S. D., February
23d, 1906.
p. J. Murphy,
4O2 County Auditor.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01
Clears the Complexion

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup stimu-
lates the liver and thoroughly ~cleanses
the system and clears the complexion
of pimples and blOtches. 1t is the
best laxative for women and children
as it is mild and pleasant, and does
not grippe or sicken. Orino is mucf1
superior to pills, aperient waters and
all ordinary cathartics as it does not
~irritate the stomach and bowels. H.
O. Olson.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01
Comparative Temperature.

The following is a comparative
table of the temperature as registered
by the government thermometer at the
U. S. Experiment station for the years
1905 and 1906 and furnished REGISTER
readers by Prof. j. S. Cole for the week
ending>JanuarY 18th. 1906:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

We have been suffering for some
time with severe pain between our
shoulders and attributed it to rheuma-
tism, but are pleased to learn that the
pains were incident tothe wing sprout-
ing process which is going on in our
anatomy. Thanks, Charlie, for the
suggestion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Late dispatches from Washington
indicate that the rate regulation bill
will pass by a good majority. Now
we expect to hear that Kit has decided
to vote for the measure since his vote
would not matter anyway.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

The little city of Bridgewater, Nc
Cook county, has voted a bonus of
5000 to secure the electric railway
running from Sioux Falls to that
place.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Will the Argus-Leader please take
notice that the sentence, "deader than
a smelt," which they have used in al
most every issue since the campaign
opened, smells "hshy."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01
For Congressman,
PHILO L.
OF Brookings

Charlie has discovered a "mares
nest" 1t may prove 'another horse
on Charlie
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-03-01

Two hundred and seventeen divorces
were granted in South Dakota during
the past six months.