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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-01
CHARACTER

A good character is a priceless treas.
ure and it ever exerts a great and mar.
velous power over other lives, but to
have the needed stamina and the de-
sired influence there must b. a strong
purpose of right doing within and an
iniexable will back OF all; these twa
qualities cannot be overestimated,
they are the most important fOunda-
ton stones of successful endeavor in
winning confidence from others and in
bringing assured success to him who
presses onward and upward. To be
a victor in a race or any undertaking,
encouragement is not to enter in as
a factor for a moment. Will must be
the resOlute monarch seated on the
throne of the inner life and great care
must be exercised by this sovereign to
stretch forth the scepter only to those
qualities which will add to the better
ment Of character, this controller must
be the rudder to the soul minutely dir
Getting every moment and like a tonic
invigorating every power of being.
IL must also be a strong momentum
gathering the faculties together and
Harvesting them for their work.
To be persistent in any undertaking
largely insures success; spasmodic
action never counts. 1t takes courage
Gus work to build a character so that
it shall be above r%eproach and stand
the test Of time. Truthfulness must
be a prominent foundation stone and
one that is very firmly laid, elsethe
foundation will be weak and the Struc-
ture will totter. Another foundation
integrity, this is a o precious gem
which one cannot afford to have omit
ted from their basis Of endeavOr, for
the whole temple would be dimmed
without its pure, lustrous rays and it's
beauty and harmony would be lost;
there are very many other equally i'm
portant foundation stones on which
a stable character must be strongly
built, but they cannot be spoken of in
this brief article.
The great bulk Of LIES experiences
is made up of little things, some deem
it exceedingly narrow and petty to be
careful about the Titles, but If they
are we'll looked after existence here
will be the brighter and better and
it will be ascertained that the mystic
key has been found which unlocks the
secret of success in every pursuit.
Each person born into the world is
continually building character, each
act is a stone set in the structure and
day by day it is growing into a vast
temple. Each faculty of the mind
should constantly receive attention
that the life may become rounded and
complete, when this has been attained
the most precious possession Of earth
has been secured as we'll as an eternal
good. A staunch character Is the
standard of all progress, it grows as
has been stated before in the work
shop Of every day life and is to be-
priced far above every other attain
ment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-01
LONG LIVE THE KING

is the popular cry throughout Euro
peon countries; while in America, the
cry of the present day is Long live
DR.. Kings New Discovery, King OF
Throat and Lung Remedies" OF which
Mrs. Julia Rider Paine, Truro, Mass,
says: 1T never fails to give immediate
relief and to quickly cure a cough or
cold" Mrs. Paine's opinion is shared
by a majority of the inhabitants of
this coutry. New Discovery cures
weak lungs and sore threats after all
other remedies have failed; and for
coughs and colds it's the proven rem
edy. Guaranteed by G. ID. Kendall
Druggist. soc and s1.0O Trial bottle
free.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-01
II you read the REGISTER you are
bound to get the news.

IL yOu lchu WIS NEilSTER you are
bound to get the news.
H. f. Haroldsou is improving the
looks of his house with a coat Of
paint
Prof. G. NJ. Hof of Redfeld. was
here owe Sunday visiting at the home
Of Mrs. Maryland
Lyle Spencer, a college student.
came down from Watertown Saturday
night for a brief visit with friends.
Mrs Wickman and daughter came
up from Madison Saturday night for
a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Crumb.
c. n. Anderson, the Sioux l'ai,S in.
france man, spent last week here,
returning to Sioux Falls SATURDAY
morning
Irving Mikkelson, who is on the road
for a st. Paul jewellery house. was
here over Sunday visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Geo, Eberlein and children left
Saturday morning for a visit Of tS)
or three weeks with friends and rela-
tives at Grundy Center, Iowa.
Mrs Anna La Grave arrived from
%Fairbault, MINI. Saturday evening
and will visit some time with her
daughter, Mrs. Wallace +. Purdy.
Misses Halle Hyde and Ida Nichol.
son returned Thursday night from
Watertown, whore they spent some
time camping with friends at Kan.
pe~ka.
Chas. Ford, a former resident of this
city, who is now in the land business
at Hishmore, was here Saturday on
his way to Minnesota and Wisconsin
points to look up l~andseekers. Mr..
Ford says that his part Of the country
is having a fine crop this year, and
that the land business is on the boom.
A special meeting of the military
company was held Thursday evening
to elect q captain TO succeed LOsey
Williams. who resigned upon his re-
movaI to Watertown. Aubrey Law.
renee was the unanimous choice of the
boys. Aubrey will make a good officer
and we are sure the company will pros
per under his direction.
Savage, the millionaire owner Of
the great Dan Patch, king of trotters,
must think pretty well of the Inter.
state Live Stock Fair at Sioux City
when he will send these priceless ami
mails there year after year They will
be at the Interstate Fair again this
year and IN addition to this, Mr.. Saw.
age is hanging up a purse of 100000
for a 2:12 pace.
Fred LaWshe, an old BroOkings boy,
who graduated from a Washington
electrical college about a year age, is
now employed by a big New York
construction company as expert. He
is now putting in a electric light plant
at a town lea Portland, Main, and
from there goes to Machanicsville.
N. Y. He is seeing a lot Of country,
as well as gaining valuable experience,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-01

wishes to state that under it's
new management every effort
will be used to carry at all
times anything you would like
in the way of
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27

we can't liven
things up a bit for
you. / always like
to give a girl a
good time, espe>
cially If she isn't
used to it. Not
that I mean YOU
that is to say
The doorbell in
terrupted hi m.
Presently an ex,
ceedingly tall, de-
termined appear
Ing young man
was ushered in.
The young woman
greeted him with
enthusiasm.
"Mr. Whacker-
1r 0LL1 .,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27

Leave Characteristic ~ follows
NOS, daily, IL "a p. m. Local for DanvtlIs
and way stations.
NO. ~, daily. 2.l0 p. m. Washing ton and
Florida Limited. Through Coaches AMI
sleeper TO Columbia, Savannah and JACKSON.
Vile; dining car service.
No.S5, ddatly, l2.1Op p. m. q. 8. FasrMail.
nrst class coaches and drawing room sleep
or TO new Orleans; dining car service.
NO. ~, daily, S.43 p. m. NEW YORK ana
| ATLANTA EXPRESS. First-class coach 20
Atlantai sleeper to Atlanta, Ca, Sunset
70 san francisco, Mondays, W ednesdays and
| FRIDAYS. ~
No. 80, daily, Lee a. m. NEW Yopr
ana AUGUSTA EXPRESS. Through sleepers
anu coaches 10 Columbia; Augusta and
vice la carte.
No. Al. daily, L32 a. m. New York and
| MomPnls Limited via Lynchburg) arpt
| CLASS c0ach and Sleeping cars to Roanoke
SMnoxviIe, Chattanooga and Memphis.
oieeper 70 new Orleans. Dining car service
| NO. ~, daily, Eli a. m. New York ana
New Orleans Limited; all Pullman train
| ciuD ana observation cars to Atlanta And
ana New Orleans; sleepers to Ashe Vile. At
,,iants, birmingham, New Orleans; Dining
ION o:4o a. m. week days, and 3:O5 pm. dafiy:
arrive washington 1z:25 p m. and 9:2O o. M :
TsspectlVely. Trains leave Washington for
Week ssqs. s;oS a. m daily. and li:o5 p. m.
ana l0:Io p. M, respectively.
immediate connection in NewUnton De-
Pot az Warrington for ana from BaIti-
more, Philadelphia and New York.
=. d. Ackert, Vice-Prest. and Gen. Mar.
" HTS lar Pass. Tran1c Mgr.
LIB. brown, GeneralAgent.
| washington. ID. O
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27
HIS SOCIAL
DUTIES

The young woman entered the re-
ception room with the air Of having
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27

the air of having
expected some one
else and of trying
to conceal her dis
appointment b y
displaying e K t r a
cordially.
How do you do,
Mr.. Whacker?"
she said. Il am so
glad to see you! 1t
has been such a
long time since
you called on mel"
"Yes," said the
young man with
the long face and
narrow forehead.
ut has been some
time, that is true.
But when a man
has a large-er-
social circle it
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27
A Dangerous Deadlock ,

that sometimes terminates fatally, is
the stoppage of liver and bowel func-
tions. To quickly end this condition
without disagreeable sensations, DIR.
Kings New Life Pills should Away
be your remedy. Guaranteed absolute
Iy satisfactory In every case or money
back, at b. F. Hughes. drug store. 25c
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27
Here's Good Advice.

o. 8. Woolever, one of the best known
merchants of LIE Raysyille, N. Y.,says:
''If you are ever troubled with piles,
apply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
cured me of them for good 20 years
ago" Cures every sore, wound, burn
or abrasion. 25c at B. F. Hughes
drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27

takes time to get around.
Yes, indeed" agreed the young
woman ut must keep you BUSY"
The young man sighed. well, try
to see all my friends as often as
can," he said, "but it keeps me jump
ing! You've no idea the time it takes
or the distances have to travel. And
people are so thoughtless- they think
a man has neglected them if he doesn't
they show it."
THAT is the penalty of popularity
remarked the young woman. "They
probably miss you and feel hurt"
ooh, 1 don't know about that!" said
the young man with the narrow fore
head, slowly. only you have to be SO
careful of peoples feelings. Do you
know, I've gone to call on girls who
nave actually snubbed me just because
I hadn't been there for so long! Yes.
it's fact!"
"How dreadful" said the young
woman.
Not that l let on that noticed it"
continued the young man. 81 just
stayed the evening out as if nothing
was the matter. I knew that in reality
they were enjoying my call. Girls are
so funny-acting one way while they
feel quite another way. 1t takes man
who understands them to get on with
them. They are more attracted by a
man who isn't under their feet all the
time. now, aren't they?"
WELL" said the young woman care
fully, II should say it depended con-
sideraLly on the man. There are men
the less Of whom one sees the fonder
one grows OF them! Oh, yes!"
my theory, exactly" beamed the
young man with the narrow forehead
mot that I try to make every girl 1
know care about me, but naturally
like to be as popular as I can. There
have been so many things to do of late
that this is the first time I've been
able to get down on the south side this
fall. know so many people out this
way, too. Why, there are six places
by actual count within two blocks of
your house where 1 should be calling
this minute!"
II don't want to be selfish" said the
young woman hopefully. You mustn't
let me keep you, Mr.. Whacker, if you
are expected somewhere else"
ooh, you're not" said the young
man, comfortably "They don't expect
me. I like to surprise people. I don't
believe they even know I've got back
to town. Don't you worry about that
Pm perfectly willing to spend a
whole evening at one place when 1
haven't been there in such a long
time think owe it to whomever I'm
calling on. A call is a pleasure to me,
not duty!"
"Oh-how NIGEL" murmured the
young woman, vaguely, with a surrep.
titious glance at the clock.
when was at the lakes this sum-
mer," said the young man, with a
descent into patronizing earnestness,
II made up my mind that the first
thing I would do on my return was
to go to see you. What have you been
doing to kill timer"
"Oh," said the young woman with
faint sarcasm, IT have managed to
exist! I've got along somehow or 9TH
err OF course, you know, it has been
dull"
That's too bad," said the young
man alphabetically. 1--WE must see if
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27
A Matter of Doubt.

Ward Leader-DId you cast your
votep
Constituents don't know
Ward LeadeT-You don't know?
Constituent don't know whether
it was cast or thrown out.-Baltimore
American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27

MI. Gettle, she Mr.. Gettle.
murmured and then let her gaze fall
gently on Mr.. Whacker as she went
on. you don't mind, L know, Mr..
Whacker, my asking you to excuse
me? I have cardparty engagement
with Mr.. Gettle And you see you can
get some of those six calls on your
list near here"
Mr.. Whacker spoke out loud before
he had gone a block from the young
woman's residence.
Il don't like to think it." he said,
bitterly, "but I actually believe she
was glad to get rid of me! Of me!"-
Chicago Daily News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-12-27
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

N. B.-Following schedule figures published
only as information and are not guaranteed
Schedule in Eject Dec. 8, 1907.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-22
HISTORIC HALLOWEEN.
Origin of a Very Old and Interesting
Holiday.

Apropos of Halloween, did you know
that among the ancients, in the days
of the Celts and their priests the Druids,
II was one Of the three principal festi-
walls of the year? These priests main
tanned throughout the year immense
fires on stone affairs erected upon emf
nences, in honor of the sun god. which
they worshiped, and on the night OF
October 81 they assembled In white
robes to extinguish these fires and re-
kindle new ones.
Fire, even among the Pagans, was
an emblem of immortality, typifying
the ascent of the soul to heaven.
Among those of the Catholic faith, fire
was kindled to light souls out OF pur-
gatory. In many places in the old
countries fires were lighted In every
village on Halloween. When they
were consumed, the ashes were care
fully collected in the form of a circle
and one stone was placed near the cir
cumference for every person In the
several families interested. Whatever
stone was moved out Of its place or in
jured before the next morning, the
person represented by the stone was
doomed to die inside of twelve months.
AS this druidic faith faded In the
light of Christianity, the heather festi-
walls lost much Of their grandeur and
former significance, until in the pres
ent age all that seem to remain Of the
weird ceremonies which once charac-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-22
YELLOW PERIL.
Influx of orientals Into Canada Very
Serious Question.

Serious Question.
A very serious question and one
which threatens to involve Canada
and the. United States in a common
difficulty-if not danger-is beginning
to loom, says Goldwin Smith. In the
Toronto Sun. It Is that Of the settle
ment Of Chinese and Japanese on the
Pacific coast Of this continent. Both
races are in somewhat different ways
unassimilable by us. The gulf which
divides them from US. morally, mental
ly and in the case of the Chinese, po-
Htically, appears almost impossible;
at least to bridge 1t would be the work
Of generations. Yet come apparently
they will. England has, in fact, bound
US to admit the Japanese by her al
lance with them, the fruit Of a preju-
dice against Russia and fear of her
designs which might almost be called
hallucination. We see in this that the
foreign policy Of Great Britain Is not
always Identical with ours. Admitting
the Japanese, we could hardly exclude
the Chinese, especially II, as seems
highly probable, close relation should
be formed between China and Japan.
Already they are settling here in con-
siderable numbers, way being made for
the introduction of their labor by the
strikes. The influx of Japanese coming
here under the shield Of the Anglo
Japanese alliance, into the United
States can hardly be prevented, and
may cause trouble with the American
government.
The influx Of Japanese into Canada
is now stated to be at the rate OF 800
month. Since January last over 1000
had arrived in British Columbia, 233
Of them in one week, while 1000 more
were en- route. During July 1873 Chi
nese paid the poll tax Of $500 on enter
Ing. OF S5S Japanese arriving at VIC
toria ISL were males and only n were
females. 1t is needless to say what
moral dangers such a disparity OF
sexes, which is still greater in the case
of the Chinese, involves. Will govern
ment ever pay attention to this mat
ter?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-22

planned that he felt as though he was
being strangled to death by drapery
being wound tight around his throat.
An aged English barrister, moved by
some strange impulse, did not drink
his usual bottle of wine before retir-
ing, because he believed that 1t was
poisoned His servants had been In
his employment for thirty years. and
he had never had any reason to dis
trust them, but as ne was raising his
glass to his lips he suddenly felt a
strange sense of impending evil sweep
over him and then like fash was
born the thought that the wine was
poisoned. He did not drink 1t, and an
examination showed that his suspicion
was correct.
A strange story is told Of the pre-
sentiment of Sheppard the actor.
When he was boy his mother called
him to her death bed and gave him an
old gold watch which mad been the
property Of the family for years. He
had hardly taken the glittering bit of
mechanism in his hands when an un-
accountable shudder passed through
him and he felt as though he was re-
ceiving an omen of Ill fortune.
For many years he carried that
watch without anything happening,
and then one day while he was playing
at the National theater in Philadelphia
a fire broke out. He escaped from the
burning building. but when he reached
the street remembered that he had left
the watch lying on his dressing table.
He plunged back through the stage en-
trance toward his dressing room.
They found his charred remains in
the hallway with the fateful watch In.
his pocket.-Rufus Cushing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-22
STAPLE FOODS.
Astonishing How Comparatively Few
There Are of Them.

mere Arc OF iHcN'
In an article entitled Poison
Foods" in McClures. DR.. Woods
Hutchinson says:
Certain great food staples nave
proved themselves within the age-long
experience of humanity to possess a
larger amount of nutritive value, di-
gestibility and other good qualtles,
and a smaller proportion or unaeslra-
BILE properties than any others. Ihese,
through an exceedingly slow ana
gradual process of the survival OF tne
fittest, have come to form the staples
Of food in common use by the human
race all over the world. 1t Is really
astonishing how comparatively 1e"
there are Of them, when we come 10
consider them broadly; the hesn ana
the milk of three or four domestlcateu
animals, the flesh of three or tour ana
the eggs of one species of domesticat-
ed birds. three great grains-wheat,
rice and maiZe-and a hall -doZen
smaller and much less frequent ones
100 or so species of fishes and SMELL
fish, two sugars, a dozen or so starch-
containing roots and tubers. only two
of which-the potato and the manioc
are of real international importance,
20 or 80 fruits, 40 or so vegetables
make up twO-thirds Of the 1000 sup
ply of the inhabitants of the world.
Instead of wondering at the variety
and profuseness of the human 1000
supply. the biologist Is rather incnned
to calculate with the London tootman
immortalized by John Leech, VINO,
when told by the cook that there
would be mutton chops for dinner ana
roast beef for supper, exclaimed,
| Nothing but beef, mutton and pork
pork, mutton and beef! Hin my opin-
ion, hits Ugh time some new hanimal
was inwentedn"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-22
RookWoRMs.
There Are a Dozen Different Kinds Of
the Borers.

There Are Dozen Different Xmas OF
the 5orers.
"One Of the queerest superstitions,"
says a second hand book dealer In this
city" is the idea that the bookworm
commits immense rayages among
printed volumes and yet has never
been seen, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat People think it bores holes
through the books and eats out large
cavities in the middle Of a volume,
then disappears, and the superstition
even goes so far as to assert that the
bookworm will eat hole that would
hold a marble right in the middle OF a
book, then vanish without leaving any
exit.
"The plain truth is that almost any
borers that infest wood will bore
holes through books and also that the
cockroaches do about as much harm
to books as any other insects. There
are a dozen different kinds OF borers
that do more or less damage to books,
and the reason why the insects are not
more frequently caught ls tnat tney
do their work and generally leave the
book to enter the chrysalis state in
other quarters. None Of the boring
worms are large, and even when a bor-
er Is actually at work the sudden
opening Of the book allows the insect
to drop out unobserved.
American n-made books, however. are
very little troubled by borers. There
are so many different kinds Of chem
icals used in the covers, bindings, pa
per and paste that boring insects gen.
orally get very sick at the stomach be-
fore they have made their way far
into an American book. In southern
Europe, however, great damage Is Of
ten done to libraries, not only by bo-
rers, but also by ants, which eat their
way into the heart Of book and leave
galleries and chambers easily mistak-
en- for the work of the borers."