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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

Canton News: 1T is a favorite
charge of the opposition to assert that
Senator Kittredge is working in the
interests of the railroads because he
supported a sea level canal which
would take few years longer to build,
on the theory that the railroads are
opposed to all waterways Improvement
and competition. That class of oppo-
nents must have found some food for
reflection in the statement of President
James j. Hill of the Great Northern,
when In the national waterways con-
vention at Washington last Thursday
he said: THE railroads of the United
States will cordially support any legiti.
mate plan for the development of the
waterways of the United States" and
then produce figures to show the rail
roads could not, single handed, man
age the transportation business and
required the assistance of all the wa
terWays to supplement them, to do the
actual, necessary carrying of the coun-
try. 1t would almost seem as If 1t
would be necessary to find another
issue for an effective campaign against
the SENATOR"
And why should ]. ]. Hill do other
wise? He does not own any railway
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19
Ole Knufson
PRAIRIE HOME

Fred Gillitt spent Tuesday evening
with his brother Harry.
Miss Luella Larson spent Monday
afternoon at the Blakely home.
Mrs. liver Dybdahl attended Ladies
Aid in Sterling last Thursday.
Evan Olson and wife spent Wednes-
day afternoon at Fred Gillitts.
Herbert Blakely and lady friend at
tended teachers meeting in Bruce Sat
urday.
Miss Louise McComb spent Monday
afternoon with her friend, Mrs. VIM.
Kennedy.
Messrs. Sheldon and Johnson ship
ped a carload of hogs to Chicago last
Saturday.
Mrs. John Stevens who has been
spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. VIM. Kennedy. returned to her
home near Arlington Saturday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19
MethOdiSrS Celebrate

The third annual anniversary cele-
bration of the dedication of the First
M. f. church was held last evening
in the lecture room of that edifice.
Mrs. f.. p Hall had charge Of the
program and called upon DIR. r. p.
Hall, Geo. \. Breed, Prof. r. f. Kerr,
Mrs. NJ. +. Wright and Mrs. w. F..
Harza to entertain the friends present
with "reminiscences relating to the
church history. Prof. Haynes, with
Miss Josie Williams as accompanist.
sang a pleasing solo and Miss Lillian
Breed gave an amusing recitation. A
light lunch was served, silver Offering
given, and a social good time was had
until after ten o'clock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

Will the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
Of the sorehead newspapers which
have published the falsehood relating
to the tax levy in this county take
the same pains to read the statement as
published in this weeks Register and
tell their readers that the state tax
levy this year is lower than it has
been any odd year since 1908. Tell
them also that the "stalwarts," as they
love to be called were running state
affairs during those years up to last
year when the people took matters
in their own hands.
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Proprietor

Several of the young folks of this
vicinity attended the dance Friday
evening at Matt Thayer's, all report
a fine time.
Mcssrs. Fred Bromander and Oscar
Iverson of Sloan, Iowa, who have been
spending the past few days with the
formers brother Mr.. Bromander and
family of Inis vicinity, returned home
Tuesday morning.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

President Roosevelt has issued his
ultmatum, declaring that he will not
be candidate nor will he accept the
nomination for president of the United
States. 1t has been a long time since
the American people, regardless of
party utilization, have expressed such
great admiration for their chief execu-
tive and while thousands upon thou
sands will regret that the President
has so decided. yet the humble people
of this nation have long since learned
to bow to the inevitable and make the
most of the matter. Had Mr.. Roose-
welt been willing to again serve his
people, he would have been elected
by the greatest majority ever given a
president of these United States.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

Hon, r. S. Vessey of washington
Springs announced himself as a candi-
date for the position of governor of
South Dakota. Mr.. Wesley is highly
spoken of as citizen and is in every
way worthy to fill the position to
which he aspires.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

If one were to judge from the speech
congressman Martin made in this
city last year they would not be in
clined to think he had any time for
those he was training with at that
time. He did not defend any of the
bunch, talked all round the bush
but tried to avoid frightening the rab-
l.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

system that parallels the great water.
ways. On the other hand it would be
greatly to his advantage to have the
Mississippi river improved because it
would help his road running into ST
Paul. Jim Hill is speaking for him
self-it means nothing more.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

Mrs. Myrtle Porter of Bruce, has
been here the past week visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Geo. F. Thayer returned Tuesday
from his eastern trip, bringing a
number OF landseekers.
Edward Hannigan, formerly Of this
city, was here yesterday on visit to
friends. Mr.. Hannigan is now con-
ductor OF the passenger between Pierre
and Rapid City.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-12-19

The democratic national convention
will be held at Denver, Colorado July
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

"HE present season promises to
 be a lively one for aeronauts
 and aeronauticS. Although the A usual experiments in air navi- gation were carried on by the French and British war departments most of the glory of achievement last season was won by civilian enterprise. The United States government-always a bit conservative in the matter of bal looning-seems to have walked up to the possibilities of air travel It has gone 50 far as to establish a flying corps as . regular branch of the army. An or der for three new balloons of the gas bag pattern has been placed with Leo Stevens, the veteran ascensionist and balloon maker, and as soon as they are delivered at Omaha-probably early in Maya series of experiments will be made.
 At first thought it is rather disap- pointing that the government has made no advance in substituting some one of the numerous widely exploited air Ships of recent times for the old fash toned gas bag. The fact is, the gov- ernment has become weary of the re- peated failure that has followed every trial of a new principle and has also grown correspondingly wary. It has not forgotten that once upon time congress appropriated s50000 for an aeroplane that promised for certain to go-and didn't. It took it only about ten seconds to fall with d smash that was perfectly convincing--so, much so,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

1 one of them. We shall not have any balloons in future" he says. We shall have flying machines. The flying ma chine Is heavier than air, just as the birds are. There are no balloons in na- ture." :"
 The very latest evidence in support of Sir Hiram's opinion is to be found in the wonderful achievements of two broth- CTS named Wright, living in Dayton, o. Owing to the secrecy which these experimenters have always observed in connection with their inventions sci entific observers have been disposed to doubt the value of their alleged dis covery. Quite recently an English scientist of repute, Patrick Y. Alex ander. visited the brothers at Dayton and was admitted to their workshop and actually witnessed one of the flights of their aeroplane. He declares in the English scientific journals that he saw enough to convince him that the problem of air navigation has been solved.
 Men whose veracity is unassailable assert that on Oct. last one of the Wright brothers made flight of twen- ty-four miles in his aeroplane. Santos Dumont, who holds the record for simi- lar air locomotion with only 225 yards to his credit. seems to have been en- tirely outdone by these publicity shun- ming Buckeyes. Many persons in Day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

feet of gas and will cost about $12,000. These new balloons are intended for signal work, and experiments with bombs and high explosives will also be made with them.
 But Uncle Sam is not the only one who is interested in balloons this year. The greatest aeronautic congress ever held will assemble at Norfolk during the Jamestown Tercentennial, and St. Louis has been selected by the Aero club as the point at which will be held the international balloon races in the contest for the James Gordon Bennett prize Sf 1907.
 In tho last international balloon race, held in Paris, two American competi-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

Iy in tropical seas this worm destroys all wooden vessels
 As late as 1881 an unhappy little lsd of nine vas alIng at CfeimxfSrt. Eng land for setting harm on fire at Withagn-
 A strict Mohamnsesizn will not sell a printed copy of the Koran
 LzSs year England sent abroad s4.- 1cG, 0se worth of motor cars During
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

Of course the bag balloon is differ ent proposition. It has been shown to be useful in many ways, and there are possibilities still awaiting demonstra- tion. The European military depart ments have kept right at it, and Uncle Sam is not averse to a modest ex- ploitation now and then. The present season will witness a more extended course of experiment than has ever yet been undertaken. The largest of the balloons constructed by Leo Stevens will have a capacity of ,7S,000 cubic
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

himself in the Niutiny. the other Is that Non by his son the Late Liestenant Roberts. at ColenSo
 The yoa7E of the dipIer. or water osISeL can swim and dive before they are fully letge5
 Calcutta is. next to Lr1don- the i.r- esSt city in the British empire Bem- bay comes third and GlzsxoU fo1rth-
 Up t9 1ses Cambridge had sen four
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27
CHOICE BITS.

There are 1ss packs of foxhounds in England and Wales.
 The principal large towns of Europe lave enc policeman to every $50 in- lsabifznts
 Government oficiaI< Of England draw over s11e.sSe.0Ee yearly in salaries. but eorpo1ztion and public company ofz-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

eiaIs have more than three times that total income
 Man is the only animal who possesses the proiection of the lower jaw bone known as the chin
 The worm testudo navzIis has cost ship owners more money than all the vrecks that ever happened Especial
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

the same period more than sz1.-ssls 60 worth of cars and motor parts were imported into that country
 As long ago as 1-s1s bzndkerC 1iefs were made on which were printed she map of England. With distances of the principal towns from Lonfs1-
 Lord Roberts ts the only man alive who has the privilege of wearing tuo Victoria crosses One Is that wen by
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

queen Victoria at the death of the Duke of Clarence in 1ss.
 At the London borough elections tn November last only Is-s per cent of the total elertorafe east their votes. At that election The Modsrztez gained 4zs seats A squirrel always comes down a tree head foremost and clIngs 10 the bark with his hind legsL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

cut of the last five bost races. From 1sss to 1sss oxfors won nine times in succsssien-
 The Channel islands belone so the LtOce<e Of Winchester and were. there fore. fofrneriy under the present. arch- bsshop of Canterbury
 The first royal rzessaEe which uzs addressed to fhe -Empirs.- and not ta the -Nafisa- vas that cf the lats
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27
AN IMPORTANT OFFICIAL.

Captain William NJ. Meredith. direc- tor of the United States bureau of en- graving and printing. is the man who has most to do with the making of Uncle Sam's paper money. He Is
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27
A SCHOLARSHIP WINNER.

Alain Leroy Locke is the young negro who has recently won a Rhodes schol- arship for Pennsylvania which entities him to three years study at Oxford
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27
A TURKISH FIRE ALARM.

Mahmoud Achmed. herewith pie tured. is the sultan of Turkeys special Ire alarm He is the fieetest runner in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

establish new long distance records, as they must endeavor to do, there will still be danger of the water peril.
 Count de la VaulX, who holds the worlds record for distance. has made more than 300 ascensions, at least a hundred more than has Leo Stevens, the American expert. He has traversed fully 25.O00 miles of the upper atmos- phere and in all has been in the air about sixty days. He has had as com panions in his ascents more than 1000 persons, a hundred of them being wo- men. He also has the record for re- maining longest in the air-forty- one hours-while assisting in scientific ex- periments over the Mediterranean. The greatest altitude ever reached by the count was four and a half miles.
 A A a r
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

ton claim to have been witnesses of these marvellous feats. It is asserted that the driver of the machine had per- feet control of it, moved up and down as he willed and that the strong air currents did not complicate the direc- ton of the apparatus. Trees were cir cled, fields were passed over in every direction and the inventors were able to bring their contrivance to earth without any sudden jar, showing that it was under their control.
 . s
 The secrecy connected with the dis covefy is not reassuring, but it Is maintained by friends of the brothers that they expect to sell their inven- tion for a great sum to a foreign gov- ernment and cannot afford to risk pub licity. Santos-Dumont is so confident of the worthlessness of the claim that he has challenged the Wrights to com
 pete for the prize of $50,000 offered by the London Daily Mail to the owner of the first airship that shall travel from London to Manchester u distance of 1855 miles, At latest account the brothers had not accepted the French mans challenge
 Now the situation in the United States resolves itself into competition between the contestants for the gov- ernment prize at the Jamestown ex- position and the St. Louis competitors. The principle of successful aerial navi- gation is involved. While the round balloon will be used exclusively at St. Louis, there is division in the ranks of the flying machine men. Some of them insist on the aeroplane idea and that alone and others are satisfied with combination of the gas bag and the motor. Santos Dumont, who has been devoted to the combination the- cry. has recently gone over to the other side. s. Y. JOHNSON.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

Count Henri de la Vaulx took the long distance record away from St. Louis in 1900 by making balloon voy- age of 1,20O miles. Since the summer of 1859 it had been accredited to John Wise, who sailed from the Mound City and after flight of 1,l50 miles landed safely in Jefferson county, New York.
 Count de la Vaulx, it seems, has rela- tives in St. Louis, and he has made .fre- quent trips to that city. For that req son he was an ardent advocate of the Mound City's advantages as point for the international races. He pointed out its special qualification of being such long distance from the great bodies of water. but if the contestants
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

tors, Lieutenant Frank P. Lahm and Major Henry B. Hersey, won over all others. remaining aloft in their balloon, the United States. nearly twenty-four hours and travelling 400 miles-from Paris to Whitby, England.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-27

There are many students of aerial navigation who do not look for any further development of the gas bag type of airship. Sir Hiram Maxim is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
Steel mitigation Canal.

In Egypt there has recently been con.
structed large irrigation project. The
land 20 be reclaimed is dry and parched,
and is supposed to have received no
water for 1900 to 1000 years. The
water Of the Nile is discharged into
the canal by a special plant This con
sists Of set Of powerful pumps, which
lift the water through suction mains six
feet eight inches in diameter and dis
charge 1t into riveted steel raising mains
Of tho same diameter, which in their
turn pour the water into service res
eryoir and turns the stream into dis.
turhing earth canals or culyerts, from
which Il flows upon the land.
The lift OF the pumps Is from fifty TO
sixty feet, and the top Of the reservoir
wall Is over 800 feet above the sea level.
The service reservoir is made OF rein
forced concrete. The canal Is composed
Of riyeteed steel. the plates being one
third Of an inch IN thickness, is nearly
scmi.circular in form and has diane.
ter or nnteen feet eight innehcs with
two foot straight sides at the top, being
therefore nearly twelve feet deep. It's
total length Is over mile 1t is built
up seven plates around the circumier.
ence the plates being connected togeth-
er by one-half inch snap.head riycts, Of
which total Of Gi00e0 were used. De.
tobcr Technical World Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
Examined and Passed.

a Boston lawyer reatc5 how a Cana
dian named Morgan was appointed 20
Ia Government place which technically
Ind 70 be occupied by d lawyer, which
Mr.. Morgan was not.
The benehcrs Of tie Law society,
however, undertook to obviate tic tech
nicality, and appointed ono Of Elcir
number 90 examine Morgan as TO mis-
knowledge Of the law
Tell US, Mr.. Morgan" said the ex-
aminer, what do y1a know aaE, eno
law, anyway
"ro ten the TRUTH was the modest
rcsponse Of Morgan, q don't know a
single thing"
WEercUp0n tbe examiner intimatcd
thst the questioning was a. an end. He
turned in his affidavit, wherein 1t was
stated;
Il have examined Mr.. Morgan ~ to
his knowledge Of the law. and IN the
best Of my knowledge and belief be has
answered al the questions with entire
correctness. Harpels Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
Happiness From troubles.

Being human, happily or unhappily,
we cannot deny the comfort to be found
in the reelection that misery never lacks
the company il loves. We all have our
troubles. and some Of us derive much
satisfaction from the contemplation Of
them. Indeed, there are those who are
happy only when wretcbed; but these
we believe to be as few in number as
they are disameable in association; the
vast majority Of humans are normal,
and disposed, therefore, in conformity
with natural law, to smile when the
skies are clear and to gieve under the
portent Of clouds. Hence the eaco with
which worry takes possession of the
mind, colors the disposition and makes
a cripple Of effort. That causes abound
we know end must admit, as we do al
most unconseiously the certainty Of
death; but too little cognizance is taken
Of the fact that the effect Of mere APP.
prehension, which Is all that worry
really Is, may DO subjected TO simple
mental treatment and be overcome
George Harvey, in The North American
Review for September, 1907.
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MAGAZINE REVIEW.
WV " W W W ", WV W
Cutting Down Electric Light Bills.

NSN~NNAk3 1N'fNA A@ANSN~AN ~-4EANN ~N~AN~'
The incandescent electric lamp ii one
of the most commonly known and
simplest household devices with which
we have to deal, writes George r, Met
calf in Technical World Magazine for
October. The lamp in general use is
labeled sixteen candle power, and the
average user Of these lamps is generally
contented with the mere knowledge of
how to turn his light on and Off He
viii undoubtedly grinnble ut times at
the amount of bis monthly bill for
lighting, ana viii often be inconvenience
cd by the dimness Of some OF his lamps
but the deficiency in light Is made good
\ by turning on another lamp, and the
monthly bill Is further increased. 1t
would probably never occur to him that
it would DO actual economy in dollars
and cents to throw away his old lamps
and provide new one at his own expense;
and yet such is the case.
The smashing point" cannot be ac-
eurately determined for any lamp with
out rather extensive tests, but in gen
eTal it is not necessary to determine
its accuracy. A variation of one or
two candle power will hardly be per-
ceptible under the ordinary conditions
II ia only when the lamp falls of three
or four candle power that its dimncss
becomes appreciable, and it Is a safe
rule to follow, and II viii prove more
economical to buy new lamp rather
than burn an old one after It's diminu.
ton in candle power becomes noticeable
BY this is meant that it will be more
economical for the amount Of light OBJ
tanned because lamps must be burned
to obtain the original amount of light.
If the reduced quantity of light from
old lamps is sufficient. as for example,
in halls and closets, Il would still be
cheaper to throw out the old lamps and
replace them with new ones Of smaller
/ candle power.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-09-13
A pimcuIt. Art.

There is good story told Of DIR.
Joachim when he was in Hanover. Dur
ing the winter there was great deal
Of skating going on, Of which he had
4 good view from the window y
booked So easy and every one seemed SO
happy ,aat lie thought be would have
a try. Accordingly he strolled down
and was soon pouneed upon by the ice
cleaner, who asked him If he wished
to skate. Il have never tried yet, y
Joachim replied. a win show you, Herr
Hofcoufestmftst4.," the man said,
screwing on q pair Of scates. SOL Now
stand up Now slide the right foot so,
and tle other 40, and then off" Joa-
chin slid his right foot and prepared
for the left, but before he had iighted
himself he was indeed "oif" AMI
SPRAYING on the ice, ia, IN, ial" the
naln exclaimed, as he raisei tile famous
tiolinist, 1T is not quite 50 easy as
playing The fiddle. London News