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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-31
secured for the three days.

secured for the three days.
The merchants OF Brookings will
hold one of their Market Days on FRI
day, the 18th, the second day of the
institute and special bargains in all
lines will be offered on that day. At
noon OF the Market Day the visiting
farm ers and their families will be the
guests Of the merchants at an oyster
dinner in the basement OF the opera
house.
Following is the institute program:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-31

The local dealers not being able to
supply the demand for bob sleds ]. w.
Warren sent for some faw material and
is now making up few pair which
have been ordered.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. +. Allen went to
Huron last evening to attend the South
Dakota Press Association meeting.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06

ways in the northern states.S tits Z
low-growing. perennial plant, not ris-
ing much above the ground, but
spreading widely on the surface The
people at the south have found it a
valuable plant for pastnring, as it will
grow ON exceedingly poor soils 1t is
supposed To have been introduced into
this country In tea chests from ia
pan and China. /. was first noticed
in theEvicinity of Charleston in 1S49,
but little attention was paid to it ION
account Of it's insignificant appearance
1t requires no attention in any way
and so far as nitrogen is concerned,
it is soil renovator 1t is very per-
sistent grower and where it once gets
a foothold it roots out most other
plants Being. low grower it is ex-
ceedingly easy to be ploWed under. 1t
furnishes good grazing from July,
when it has obtained a good growth,
until frost comes.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06
tsE:lN .MAlslJRE ND !! coals.I
Ois crop y1l.ieis 61sif ~ Farnssr RsIsse
~ - Us. 81 .s' ID

Last spring { had some 50 barrels
OF hen manure collected during the
winter from $50 hens, writes q COR
respondent Of Farm and Home. 4
planted az acres to corn, one acre
to yellow and IN acres to g. late
white corn. The yellow corn was
planted. May a harvested Sept. II.
and yielded 1853 bushels Of ears. The
white corn was planted May ~, har-
vested Sept. ~ and yielded Its bush
els Of ears, all good, sound corn with
but very few small ears.
The land was plowed and thorough
" fitted three days before planting
and the corn planted three feet apart
each way. In seven days It was ready
TO cultivate. In two weeks 1t was
again cultivated, hoed and thinned
to four stalks In each hill.
1t was then left until 20 inches high
when the hen manure was put on .
good handful to each hill, not directly
on the hill but a little to one side for
fear it would burn the tender stalks.
The hitler was then run each way,
showing the dirt up to the hill and COW
ering the manure thoroughly. Moth
ing more was done to 1t until 1t was
four feet tall, when 1t was again
thinned and suckered, taking out
everything but the four stalks. Some
of this corn grew IL feet and yielded
two large ears to stalk.
This ended our labor until harvest
ing time when the corn was cut and
put into stocks Of 80 hills each and
loads of good bright fodder. There
was no other fertilizer used and the
land was not above the average land
In this locality, so that I am fully CON
= vinced that the hen manure was the
prime cause Of producing this large
crop of corn. Nearly all the farmers
in this section of New York raise
sweet corn Tor the canning factories
and it does not yield more than from
SO to SIS per acre, = ''s-f
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06
Covered BARNARD.

A covered barnyard is a rarity In
the west In the east they are quite
common. While the initial cost Of q
covered barnyard would be considera-
BILE, the saving that would occur from
their use would soon pay for them.
Shelter Is absolutely essential to the
well being Of the dairy COW. ss
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06
JAPAN CLOVER.
Good Points Of This Plant AZ q Forage
and Soil Crop. 7 ee"T

This is clover that has received
a great deal of attention during the
past ten years. 1t is found growing
abundantly in the southern states and
has even shown itself along the high.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06

this In a frame six inches high, as
shown in the cut. Set this under a
slide gate you pass through often,
says Prairie Farmer, and see how
much labor il saves you in a year.
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06

length cut from a
four inch pole
will do-and drive
a bolt with head
clipped off into
each end. Set
Mower County transcript., 1907-03-06
ROLLER FOR SLIDE. GATE.
Where Gate is Used Much It Will
Save Great Deal of Labor.

Make a roller two feet long {
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
AIaska,s Gold outnnt.

Alaska's gold product of last year
was estimated at $15,2O0,OOO. In 1895
it was $2,4OO,OO0. The increase over
1904 was sixtey per cent. The total
amount Of gold taken from Alaska
since 1880 was $81, 900, not count
ing the current years output. The
report Of the Geological Survey for
1905 on Alaska covers not only the
mineral developments but also treats
of the railway routes which form part
Of the commercial advancement of
Alaska. Under present freight condi-
tions transportation to the coast in
land on the rivers can take place only
during the summer months. After
reaching the landing place by steamer
freight has to be stored until the win
ter SHOWS fall, thence carried from
twenty to one hundred miles to the
mine.-New York Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
OLDEST DIAMOND FIELD.
entraI India, Whence Kohlnoor Is

Central India, Whence Kohinoor Is
eUPPossd 20 ANs~ caunS-
In a recent report of the Geological
Survey of India there is an interesting
account of the Parma diamond fields
of Central India, says the Indian
Pioneer. Historically this country is
believed to be the original home Of
the diamond, and from them it is sup
posed that the famous Kohinoor was
extracted some three and half CEN
turtles ago, the earliest diamonds dat
ing some 25 years previously.
OF late years India has quite retired
from the field as a precious stone pro-
Queer to any extent or value, but from
the account given it should be worth
the while of small syndicate to take
up these diamond fields and work
them Systematically, though it is said
that neither in lustre nor price do
the stones found compare with the
yield Of South Africa,
The methods, however, now in
vogue mean merely superficial treat
ment, following the lines which have
been in vogue for centuries, with the
probable result that the strata con-
tanning the most valuable deposits of
stones are not reached. From a geolo-
gical point OF view there are said to
be demonstrating conglomerates
over several areas, which would adj
NIT Of deep shaft sinking and system
attic mining under competent control
being carried on proftably.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
Ha1red For the snhstitute.

Bishop Talbot, the Cowboy Bish-
OPP" the original of the bishop pic
tured by Owen Wister in his Lin
Mclean" and 1.-THE Virginian," had
host of picturesque EXPERIENCES
during the years of his life on the
plains when he was Bishop of Wy
oming and Idaho.
Entering a particularly wild min
ing camp in Idaho one day, he went
from one saloon and gambling house
to another, inviting the men to at
tend a meeting in one of the dance
halls on the following day. Out of
sheer curiosity to hear what this
churchman would say, the men
focked to the meeting, and his tren-
chant words and his manliness made
instant friends.
For three weeks he remained at
the camp, working day and night,
and when finally he announced that
he must leave committee of miners
solemnly went to him and offered
him salary of $4,000 to stay and
hustle up this preachin' business.
He was, of course, unable to accept
their proposition, but offered to send
them good man in his place. To
this, however, the committee de-
INJURED. 1t was not Gin the DEAL"
they said.
They retired for consultation, and
then came back with another offer.
IF you'll send us a good talker and
a good mixer" they said, well
guarantee him at least $1,000 a year.
But, please" they added, implor-
ingly, don't send us no stick
Harpers Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09


During Ristori's first engagement at
Madrid an elderly woman one night
gained access to her dressing room
ton on behalf of her son, a ycung
soldier condemned to death for a
serious breach of discipline. At the
close of the performance Ristori was
presented to Queen Isabella, made the
required appeal, and obtained the
young mans free pardCn-perhaps be-
cause it gave to the Queen the oppor-
tunity Of a mot, that she was certain
the actress had never before played
in tragedy with such happy end
ing. Some years later Ristori again
visited Madrid. During the first per-
Torrance soldier among the audience
made a disturbance, was elected only
after severely damaging number Of
policemen, and was subsequently SEN
fenced to a long term Of imprison-
ment. He proved to be Ristori's for
mer protege, who, hearing Of her re-
turn, had come to the theatre in order
to renew his expression of gratitude.
Unfortunately, he had drank to her
health too enthusiastically before
hand-with the result that he finally
owed her, not only his life, but free
board and lodging for several years
into the bargain.-London Truth
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09

and in these the sponges are thor
oughly dried, the remaining dirt and
debris removed, the rough sides
trimmed off so as to make a more
shapely appearance, and then baled
for shipment.
Previous to about ten years ago
some of the trips were very profita-
BILE. One of the best ever made was
probably that OF the Competitor from
Key West, in the winter of 1890.
She was out about eight weeks and
stocked $4,000.
Diving Not Successful
AS 1t was a difficult matter to gath
err sponges in the deeper water, the
experiment OF taking them by means
of diving was tried in 1884. Three
Greek sponge-divers were brought
over to this country, and these men,
together with an experienced diver
from New York, did the first work.
The experiment did not prove sue
cessful, however, owing to the heavy
expense for diving and the fact that
sponges were not found in such
abundance in the deeper waters as
had been anticipated. AS 1t was
claimed that the diver, in walking
over the bottom, destroyed the young
growth, the Legislature in 1889
passed law forbidding the gather
ing of sponges by diving either with
or without diving suits.
The spongers classify the sponges
as follows: Sheepswool, yellow,
grass, velvet and glove. There are
also several other grades, but they
are chiefly recognized as minor SUBJ
divisions of the above. The Sleeps
wool is the most valuable and is gem
orally know to the consumer as the
bath sponge. The other varieties are
principally employed in the arts and
sciences.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
American Tea Success.

Consul-General William H. Mich
ael, of Calcutta, reports that the sue
cess Of the Pinehurst tea plantation
near Summerville, s. G., in drying tea
by proper exposure to the sun instead
of by the mechanical methods, and
thereby preserving the natural favor
of the plant, attracted the attention
Of tea growers in Ceylon, and has
now aroused interest among the tea
producers of India. He writes:
Although at the very threshold
Of tea husbandry, the United States
is really instructing the Oldest tea
producing districts in the best meth
DDS Of curing that commodity. China
has known the trick for long time,
and has been able to furnish tea of
superior favor by practicing It, but
for some reason her example was not
followed in India, If, indeed, 1t was
known here, and it remained for the
West to furnish the East with this
practical and useful knowledge
Daily Consular Reports.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09

This talk>about the Speaker of the
House." chImed In a third member
Of the party, reminds me Of the
novel manner resorted to by the late
Speaker Reed when he. wanted to
take flyer in the stock market. Tom
was not averse to dabbling in Wall
street, but he did not make the fact
known with q brass band. Hanging
on the wall in the Office Of a stock
broker in this city is one Of the or
dsrH given by the big man from
Maine, which is probably only one Of
the many similar ventures. Mr..
Reed would cut out the picture of a
bull or a bear, paste 1t on a piece
OF paper, and send 1t to the broker
in question with instructions to bull
or bear a certain stock. This was
his code method, and the picture with
the name of the stock written be-
meath 1t constituted the sole guide for
the broker in carrying out the wishes
Of his distinguished patron. No
body save the broker understood the
meaning Of such a communication. -
Charleston News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
A Descendant of HoIbein.

A lady who formed a most inter-
esting link with a celebrated name
has just passed away in Vienna. This
is the authoress Frau Hermann,
whose maiden name of Marie Won
Holbein at once sets up the assocla-
ton. She was indeed one of the few
descendants in the direct line of the
famous artist family of the Holbeins.
Besides the Austrian branch, the
members of which are principally to
be found in their country's service as
army officers and civil servants, there
is still the collateral branch descend
ing from Ambrosius Holbein, while
recent years, says the Pail Mall Ca
zette, have brought forward the
names of two members of this cele-
brated stock following the profession
of the brush and palette--namely,
Albert Holbein, who produced his art
in STEWARDSHIP mund, and the pupil
of the sculptor Begas.-Eduard Hol-
bein.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
Markinn the Trails.

The self-appointed task of the en-
thusiastic pioneer from the Puget
Sound country, who is now engaged
in marking the course of the old
Oregon trail, is one that should have
more than sentimental interest for
the people Of the west. Two of the
three great overland routes formerly
followed by the pioneers are now
marked by great lines Of railroad, so
that their course can be easily traced.
Still it would seem that the historical
Importance Of the highways followed
by the traders Of those days Of west
ern development should have a more
fitting recognition than that given
them by private corporations or in
dividuals. The Government could
spend more money in less meritorious
service to the public than by plainly
marking the Santa Fe, the Overland
and the Oregon trails.-The Omaha
Bee
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
Al the NIonev-Order Window.

Wearing pink frock and a hat
with a bird of paradise feather slant
ed among the roses, a young person
entered the postofice recently and
went to the cashier of the money
order section. i've an order from
my husband" she cooed to the func-
tionary. After proving her identity
by means of letters and cards, she
searched her chatelaine bag for the
order. She pulled out samples of
hatpins and various other articles.
At last she discovered the order and
handed it airily over ""You'll have
to sign it, you know" was the infor-
nation given to her. Thereupon she
took the pen and wrote, your loving
wife, Alice. New York CONNER
cial.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
800 Reward. 500.

The readers of thispaper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faith
IN its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to
cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address
T. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, U.
Bold by Druggists. Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09

Mr.. Makinbrakes, who had been
urged to stay for luncheon, was try
ing to make graceful getaway.
"Awfully sorry" he said, "and
ever so much obliged, but couldn't
think of it. It's lot of bother to
have people drop in on you unex-
pectedly and to feel that you've got
to invite them to stay and eat with
you-er--just to be polite, you
know mean that it's always a lot
Of bother for me, Of course, particu-
larry when-when it happens to be
somebody that you don't care for,
anyhow-speaking of myself, you
understand-or perhaps 1 should say
don't mean myself in this particu-
lar case-well, anyhow, 1 have an
engagement, besides, or it would at
ford me great pleasure, I assure you,
to-to-well, good afternoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Varney."-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09

he would tangle and stay doEa; but
no such luck, Up he came with q
snort and a below, and catching
sight Of Antoine at the windlass.
charged him.
Schmidt stlll lay piled up against
the wall. But this time l did not
shut my eyes. I felt sure that Antoine
would do something. He looked
equal to any occasion as he leaped
lightly upon the barrel of the wind
lass and faced about, his heavy Indian
features aglow with fearless deter
mination.
ION came the steer at a mad gal
lop, faster and faster.
S-s-s-tah-h-h-h!" tainted An
tone; and he shook a rubber-booted
foot at the animal dehantly.
II thought the boy was mad.
thought the steer would get him sure.
Then at the last possible second he
leaped, caught the overhead cross
brace, and swung his legs out of
reach The steer struck the windlass
with a crash that Jared the whole
building.
'S-s-s-s-s-s-tah-h-h-h-hl Vacai
VacaP Antoine followed the insult
with kick at the appraised muzzle.
II saw the method Of his madness
then. He was batting the beast to
draw his attention from Schmidt.
"Cattle don't climb trees, or it
would have been all over with the
roustabout. I never saw such crazy
horning to reach high places as when
Antoine, hanging with legs drawn
Just out of reach, kicked the steers
horn tips, dabbed at his upturned.
muzzle, all the while calling insult
ingly:
'S-s-s-s-s-s-tah-ah-h Vaca! Va
cal No one but Mexican knows how
to offend cattle.
"But this was pretty violent exer-
else, and Antoine was getting winded.
Outside, number of boys and men
crowded at the favorable cracks.
Somebody get a gun! Somebody
shoot him!' they clamored.
1--WE had no way of knowing how
long they would be about It.
"Antone was getting chalky around
the corners of his mouth, and he
handled his legs so groggily that 1
again began to think the steer would
surely get him.
"Then heard some swift words in
Spanish, and shifting my gaze, saw
AlVltro, our vanquero. He was dane
ing in the open door of the chute,
waving red bandanna scornfully.
"Antone hooked his legs over the
crosspiece and hung at rest while the
steer charged the new tormentor.
Alvitro darted back into the chute,
and while he baited the steer from
the top of the barrier, Antoine leaped
down, sped across the floor, and
slammed and fastened the gate.
"The Christmas rush had to be per-
mitted to go by default that year;
but the soreness Of our defeat was
forgotten before Prout could use his
thrown-out knee and Schmidt recov-
cred from a doubly broken arm and
bruises almost innumerable. When
the crew finally got into harness
again, nothing in that slaughter
house or in that end of town was too
good for the roustabout Antone."--
Youths Companion. -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
The Names of Tea.

We talk glibly about Pekoe, Bohea,
etc., but few people have any idea Of
what these names signify.
"Pekoe," in the dialect Of Canton,
means white hair" for the tea which
bears this name is made from the
youngest Of leaves, so young that the
white down is still on them.
"Soochong," In the same dialect, is
a quite unpoetic name; it merely sig
mites small kind"
"Flourishing spring" is the meaning
Of "Hyson."
Congo" signifies Tabor" much
trouble and toll are expended in its
preparation at Annoy, and these are
commemorated in It's name.-Portland
(ore.) Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy in Misery IL Years-Eczema in
Rough Scales, Itching and In
manufactured by CutiCura,

81 wish to inform you that your won
derful Cuticura HIS put a stop to twelve
years of misery passed with my son. As
an infant 1 noticed on his body red spot
and treated same with different remedies
for about five years, but when the spot
began to get larger 1 put him under the
care of doctors. Under their treatment
the disease spread to four different parts
of his body. The longer the doctors treated
him the worse it became. During the day
it would get rough and form like scales.
At night it would be cracked, intamed and
badly swollen, with terrible burning and
itching. When / think of his suffering, it
nearly breaks my heart. His screams
could be heard downstairs. The suffering
of my son made me full Of misery. had
no ambition to work, to eat, nor could l
sleep. One doctor told me that m sons
e. iema was incurabIe, and gave it up for a
bad job. One evening saw an article in
the paper about the wonderful Cuticura
and decided to give it trial. | tell you
that Cutcura Ointment is worth its weight
in gold, and when had used the lirst box
of Ointment there was great improve
ment and by the time 1 had useu the
second set of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura
Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent my child
was cured. He is now twelve years old,
and his skin is as fine and smooth as silk.
Michael Steinman, 7 Sumner Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y, April l6, 1906"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-02-09
SCIENTIFIC TENAclTY.
One viii Responsible for Coming Elk
eaVatlon Of Herculaneum.

eaVatlon Of Herculaneum.
The tenacity of purpose displayed
by Professor Waldstein, the eminent
Rrcheaologist, has earned its just re-
ward; his project has assumed a def
mite shape, and is now countenanced
by the Italian government.
The Central Commission of Antiq'
uities and Fine Arts has unanimous
ly accepted the professors scheme for
the excavation of Herculaneum on the
following conditions; First, the sub
scriptions in and of the work shall be
contributed from private sources, the
funds to be administered by an in
ternational committee, under the pres
idency of the King of Italy. Secondly,
that the executive committee be COM
posed of an equal number of Italian
and foreign members, all of whom
are to be nominated by the Minister
of Public instruction. Thirdly, that
the official report on the excavations
shall be issued by and at the expense
Of the Italian government. Fourthly,
foreign members of the committee to
be allowed to introduce students Of
their own nationality, who are to as
sist in the work of excavation. Fifth
ly, that whatever objects are discov-
cred shall be the property of the Ital-
ian Government, which may allow
foreign nations which have taken an
important part in the work to have
specimens and duplicates.
1t will be seen from the distinctly
worded conditions under which the
excavations at Herculaneum are to be
made that the Italian Government has
not the slightest intention Of depart
ing from It's Ions established habit
of claiming the lions share Of what
ever may be unearthed.