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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10
Obituary

Mrs, Eric Olson died at her home in
this city on Wednesday October 2.
1907, her death being due to apoplexy,
after an illness of ten days. The fun
eral was held at the Lulneran church
Sunday afternoon. conducted by Rev.
j. M. Green, and the remains were
laid to rest beside those of her hus-
band In the Lutheran cemetery.
Betsey Larness was born near Ber-
gen, Norway January 5. 1S41 In 1866
she was married to Erick r. Olson,
who was also a native of Bergen, hav-
ing been born near there February
%, 1912. In 1867 they immigrated to
Sun Prairie, Dane county, Wisconsin,
where they made their home one year.
The next year they went to Marquette
township, Green Lake county, and re-
sided there five years.
In 1873 they came to South Dakota
driving the entire distance with OK
teams. being five weeks and three days
enroute.t They filed on a homestead
claim on Section 81, within the pre-.
sent city limits OF Br0okings. At that
time they were the only settlers In this
Immediate vicinity. and their nearest
town was Marshall, MINI. sixty miles
distant. They lived In dugout for
three years. and underwent all the
hardships incident TO pioneer life. The
first winter they were here they haul
ed their supply OF -four from Madelia
Mimi. distance or $50 miles. Wher
they left Wisconsin they had two yok,
OF oxen, ono wagon, two cows and Sl0'
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10
The Builders.

'The Egyptians were the builders,
said Il contractor enviously. mo won
der their monuments will endure for
ever. Labor was nothing to them. As
you would spend cent on newspa
per so would an Egyptian king put
10000 men TO work upon temple
Labor. yon see. cost nothing A strik
Ing example of the Egyptian prodigal
ity of labor lies In this fact: No less
than 1000 men were employed fol-
three years in carrying a single stone
a stone Of unexampled size. from Ele
phantine TO SAILS"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10
The INTELLIGENT Bird.

Two negroes in Washington were
overheard discussing the intelligence
Of birds In general
Birds Is shore sensible" observed
them anything. | ulster work for a
lady that had one In a clock. an when
1t was time to tell de time 1t ulster
come out an say cuckoo Jest as many
times as de time was!'
"Yo' doan' say soY' asked the other
negro incredulously.
"Shore thingw responded the first
darby. But de mos wonderful part
was dat II was only a wooden bird
toov-Harper's Weekly
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10
UnIucky at Bridge.

do you believe In this thirteen s,i-
perstition ?" asked fete Dc veau.
Il do" replied L'Oignon. Il could
never understand why l was so un-
lucky at bridge till discovered that I
was always dealt n hand Of just thlr-
Exchange.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-10-10
A I;ttIe M;xsd.

A HiEdoo barrister thus excused an
absent client whom sickness had pre-
vented from coming to court: 1.-The
man has fallen unwell. your honor,
ana he has sent man here to say
mat ne Is lying and cannot come"
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

Students' Practical Test.
You won't get fat on crackers and
milk.
Four days dieting under direction
Of the medical department of the Uni
versity of Minnesota has reduced the
weight Of five men engaged in the ex
pertinent from ~one-Quarter Of a pound
to three and one-half pounds. The
sophomore medical class In physiolo-
gy was given practice In the determin-
alton of food values by having some
of their number detailed as q food
test squad. The men were given three
meals each day. each meal consisting
of about three and one-half ounces OF
crackers, one-half ounce of butter and
one and two-fifths pints Of milk.
The comparatively great loss Of
weight of some of the men. all OF
whom started In In the best physical
condition. is believed to have demon
strated that the restrictions placed
upon them would kin the ordinary
man in a short time. Meals were
served at regular hours. and all the
food given was the best to be had of
its kind. None of the men ate any
think outside Of what vas served up
by the medical Observation-Disclosures
apOlis Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
seroae the k,mo OF k,mea.
Pious Man Could Not owlsee lnteesup.
ton % Player.

A pious man was engaged In prayer
while travelling On the highway. Ono
Of the mobiles of the land, who knew
him. was passing by, and saluted him,
but the pi0us man did not mind the
salutatiOn and continued his prayer.
a great effort he waited till the man
had finished his prayers; w~hereup0n
he. in an excited manner. said to him:
'Thou art q stupid fellow for thou
hast sinned against thine own Law,
which commands man to take care Of
life. But thou has just risked thy life
unnecessarily. Why did you not re-
spOnd to my salutati0n? II l had split
your head open with my sword. who
could have called me to acc0unt?"
Sir! I pray. suppress your wrath:
I hope to quiet you, II you win allow
me only q few words in reply. Think
for instance. that while you were
standing In conversation with your
king. q friend In passing by saluted
you. Should you like to be interrupt
ed in your conversation with the king
in order to answer that salutation?"
"WOe unto me, II ! ere to do TO-"
Nov, I pray, dear sir! consider
only the respect you thus pay to man!
A mortal man, who Is here to-day and
tomorrow in the grave. while I my
self, who stood facing the King Of
Kings. the immortal King, what should
I have dOne?"
The n0bleman assuaged his wrath,
and the pious man continued his
journey in peace.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
ESKIMO % NATURE FAkEA.
Thinks That Bears Should 0e 1reated
Like Gentlemen.

The Eskimo can say that he had a
friendly feeling toward all living
things. Notwithstanding that he fed
on flesh and that Wild beasts some
times fed On him. says the Contem-
pOrary Review. Not that he ever
talked of wild beasts. for he had no
tame ones. He had not q vocabulary
Of rude terms about animals. He Wa
inclined to credit every species with
many potential merits. The Eskimo
is afraid-very much afraid Of bears.
Yet he IS the first to admit that the
bear Is capable Of acting like the IN
est gentlemen. A woman was In q
fright at seeing . bear. and 80 cave
him . partridge; that bear never for.
got the triling service. but BROUGHT
her newly killed seals ever after. An
other bear saved the life Of three men
who wished to reward him.. He polite
~ declined their Offer. but II In vintar
time they should see . baldheaded
bear will they induce their compan.
ions to spare him? After % sayine
plunged into the sea. Next winter
a bear was sighted and they were M.
ing to hunt him. when these men. 70.
what had happened
begged the hunters to watt tin thev
lad a look at him. Sure enough Il
was their bear!" They told the
others to prepare a feast for him. and
he had refreshed himself he lsy
to sleep and the children played
around him. Presently he awOke and
lte q little more. after which he went
Town to the sea. leaped In. and vas
never seen again
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
4 Caddy'S Joke.

James Anderson. of the Scottish
American Golf club, smiled at q poor
player on the Van COurtlandt Park
links in New York.
He reminds me of q chap I used to
know" said Mr. Anderson. This chap
played q badly that eve his caddies
made a butt Of him. He got . ball
badly bunkered one day, and. do what
he would. he couldn't get 1t out again.
Whack, Whack, whack. he went, miss
ing 1t every time. After half an hours
work he wiped his vet face with his
handkerchief, and turned Departing
~ to the caddy.
Hang it, he said. 7 have tried
all my clubs on this COMPOUNDED ball.
What on earth am I to do now?'
The caddy laughed harshly.
"'Give 1t q swat with yer bag he
said.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
HUSKS STILL GROWN
AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD FOR
THE PRoolcAL SONS.
Arabs and Mocrs Eat Carobs-Cyprus
Exports Them a Food for Cat
tie 70 . Very Large
Extent.

The "husks" of the parable of the
pr0digal son are still extant in the
countries bordering on the Mediter-
ranean. Consul General G. B. Ravn-
dial writes from Beirut as follows con-
corning this food:
Arabs and NOOrs eat them. In the
south of Europe carObs are employed
Al food for horses. cattle and swine.
In Cyprus, nex to barley, they con-
stitute the principal article for ex-
port. The total yield Of the island Of
CAROLS or locust beans mot to be
COMPOUNDED with st. Johns bread), In
1906. amounted to $1,000 tons. In Au-
gust the carob tree is seen bearing
both flowers and ripe fruit. The lat
ter is q pod. brown and leathery. four
to eight inches long, . little curved,
and containing . fleshy and At last
mealy pulp. of an agreeable sweet
taste, In which lie q number Of shin
ing brown seeds; these are bitter and
of no use.
"On account of the abundant sugar
contained in CAROLS, the latter form
a nutritious and fattening food for
horses and cattle. England, for the
feeding Of cattle, imports large guam
titles Of carobs, in the form of -four
(that they may be more ~digestible)
from Spain. Italy, Crete, SamOs and
Cyprus. Most of the Cyprus CAROLS
however. are exported in bulk, and
the grinding is done in England. A
considerable quantity of this cattle
food Is exported from Great Britain
to the United States. II proper steam
ing facilities existed between the
United States and Levant, car0bs
would probably be carried direct to
the United States to be prepared there
into cattle food. Carols are also used
in considerable quantities especially
in France, for distillatiOn, and the
obtained are deemed choice.
Carols are also employed for the pro-
duction of q semi-liquid substance,
molasses. largely used in
the manufacture of oriental sweets.
The carob tree. which is quite dis
tinct from the locust tree Of America,
seems to prefer the mild climate Of
the southern sea coasts and islands
Of the Mediterranean. 1t is. however,
found in the Lebanon, for instance,
and its Introduction into the north of
India has been recommended N the
that it would prove an
addition to the resources of
the country and q valuable safeguard
famine. The produce is ex-
,eeding abundant. some trees yield
ing Is much as 800 pounds Of pods.
The wood is hard and much valued.
md the bark and leaves are. used for
The carob tree propagates
RELY. The cultivated trees have all
,een grated"
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

One Of the recent REVEALS Is the
ancient game of bowls, which now bids
fair to take once again q leading place
among the sports Of Merrie England.
As q matter of fact. 1t is just as good
a game to-day as 1t was in the time
of Raleigh or in the remote Anglo
Saxon times.s From a medical point of
view We have nothing but praise for
this most excellent of recreations. II
provides open air exercise and amuse-
ment for old and young. 1t is admira-
bly, fitted for many invalids, and above
all II is one Of the best of what may
be called natural opiates-Medical
Press.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

The cattle industry Of the state Of
Tamlipas is coming to the front. One
stockman and commission man alone,
BartOl0 Rodriguez, shipped 5000
head last year to Cuba and YucAtan,
which amounted to $1,500,O0o. He
has . 1ne ranch near the City Of
Tampico called Monte Alto. with Sc
head Of COWS md bulls. costing about
$500 . head, imported from the United
States and Switzerland. Careful Q Q
innate made BY the shippers to the
north Of Tampico places the total
Of cattle and horses in that
area at 4yoooy Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Copper In Japan.

Copper, with q value Of $12,0 900. 900,
stands first On the list of metals Of
japanese production. Gold follows
with s 1000. 900: then silver with ST.
$4,000. and iron with $1,3O0,0O0. Lead
shows 100000: anthony, $45. 900,
and manganese. $4,000. The value Of
the sulphur output was $287. 900. and
the value of other mine products is
trifing. The future Of Japan's min
ing industry. with the exception of
coal, Is entirely speculative, with the
chances against its important devel-
opment in any line. Yet probably as
long As there are indications of metals
there will be hope and holes In the
ground.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Electrical Plant.

A plant has been discovered in Mic
aragua which appears to be charged
with electricity. II one of its branches
Is touched with the naked hand, a dis
unct shock similar to that produced
by . battery Il felt. Its influence
upon a magnetic needle is noticeable
1T half . dozen yards. and as one gets
nearer the plant this influence in
creases. II the instrument is placed
in the center Of the bush 1t will as
sumo . circular movement. The in
tensity of the influence manifested
seems to depend upon the time of
day.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Uncle 4am'e Limit.

The secretary Of agriculture pro
tests against the irresponsible an
nOuncements that the government
stamp is equivalent, to . guarantee
that goods 70 stamped are exactly as
represented a. to quality. Uncle Sam
guarantees nothing. He only inspects
IS far Is he is able, but he does not
insure the purchaser against possible
a~dulterati0n. The government does
all 1t can to maintain the standard,
but II the manufacturer puts other ma
terial in the package the action must
be AIKEN against him and not the
~. lament.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
An EVERYDAY Word

The things some people. do not
know are astonishing" observed the
pedant. ITO every nan you meet the
word penknife is familiar, yet plenty
of them would give 1t up II you asked
them how the name originated. The
odd part is that they never stop to
wonder. OF course. readers know that
not SO long ago. before steel pens we're
in general use. the clerks instrument
was a quill. Sharpening one end Of
this vas all that was necessary to
make a pen, and every nan was his
own penmaker and small knives were
kept for this purpose. Yes, of course,
you knew all this before. but there
are q good many folks who do not"
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
Force Of q Cyclone.

Careful estimate of force of q cy-
clone and the energy required to
keep a hurricane in active operation.
reveals the presence of a power that
makes the mightiest efforts of q man
appear as nothing in comparison. A
force equal to more than 400. 00O-h0rse-
power was estimated as developed In
a West Indian cyclone. This greatly
exceeds the power that could be de-
veloped by all the means within the
range of mans capabilities. Were
steam. water, windmills and the
strength of all men and animals COM
bined they could not even approach
the tremendous force of this mighty
power.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

The imperial kitchen of the smlt,n
Of Turkey II more like 4 ~fortre.a
than . place to cook his meals. for n
has an armor-plated door. and n A.
ted with locks which can be opsne6
only by one man.
Al each course II prepared n n
placed On . silver dish, which 4.
sealed with red wax BY the omca.l
responsible for his s~overeiGn's sooa
and then q black velvet cover n
placed over the dish to keen II v.-
says Home Chat.
A procession Of people follow. >h>
meal into the imperial chamber the
seals being broken in the suit.,,.
presence. and often the kelardihi !.
requested to taste some particu,.r
dish. The cost Of the sultan. fooa
does not exceed E1.0oo q year. for n
Is mostly entrees and boiled sexs:
but to feed the numerous memher. -
household and pay an domeaAse
expenses lessons his annual income
of 31.oooYeoo BY &1s.ooo . veek.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
The one-sided Humor Of Spain.

The One-Stded Humor OF Spain.
The Spanish peasant is the most
polished gentleman in the world, but
the provincial dandy is not q pleasant
person. He does not limit himself to
admiring one (which might be en-.
dured); he laughs at one. Since the
foreign city hat is different from the
Spanish town hat, the Spanish town
hat laughs and points its finger: even
q lady hat will do this. It never &C.
curs to the Spanish provincial head
gear that 1t il very funny. too-that
is because q Spaniard is under it, and
therefore it must be right; IL the for
eign city hat laughed, the resentment
would be deep.-LOuise Closer Hale,
In Harper's.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

The late Marion Story. Julian
Storys brother. was . great sports-
man" said . New York broker. HE
10 . splendid angler. I used to like
to hear him tell nsh stories. for in
! ease these stories we're alv.ys
no less amusing than true.
M. Story was once fishing for t,r.
pom In Florida. He nshed in q motor
boat. and his companion vas \
crackerCa Florida cracker.
"Suddenly the cracker not a btte
gave . great Jerk backward. and then
presto. he vas splashing and Aoun.
dering in the water. The huee Ar
had pulled him overheard.
Drop your rod!' shouted Mr.. Storv
and he started tie motor, and IN .
lev minutes reached tie cracker a,d
hauled him hack O board.
The man said. q Is beenn h
wing out his clothes:
What I want 10 know is-ls thia
CRACKER aA1shin' o. w. tat - :,
efoehAh'?-Gaa A1toa6o REne~
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
The New Quartz Industry.

In the past few years the smelling
of quarts, to be cast into q great Va
riety of vases. capsules. crucibles. hol-
low tubes. and SO forth. has assumed
considerable Industrial importance.
Quarts melted In the electric furnace
form . glass Of iridescent brilliance,
with which many kinds Of jewels and
ornaments are made. It can b col
ored with great ease. and In . great
variety Of tones and shades. In lab
orat0rie4 apparatus made Of smelted
quartz has become practically indis-
pe0sablo.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
TsU HsI APES YOUTH.


Nowhere does q woman, whether
the most beautiful. most courted or
most intriguing, make . more elab0r-
ate n fastidious toilet than does Tsc
Hist. dowager empress Of China, the
Flowery Realm.
Tsu H& Is in her seventy-fourth
year: her 6atterers tell her she looks
like Is: her enemies reluctantly but
truthfully confess she looks like IS.
Her beauty IL only q tradition to-day,
but authentic accounts Of It describe
her in her youth a. tall, big-eyed.
black-haired. finely formed.
No fewer than nine young ladies' OF
the imperial suite assist at the en-
press toilet. II il doubtful II the best
"ebeautifer' In Paris, the most expert
'restorer of youth" in all Europe
knows nor about paint, powder. and
cosmetics than these nine noble hand
maidens. And their intense desire to
please Tsu Hsi rarely flags. When It
does the empress thrashes them with
a rattan On most sensitive surfaces. ,
First, the Well-born lady's maids
cover the empress face with . deli
cate. creamy composition, then they
rouge her until her cheeks fame in
the "autumnal glory Of enchanting
womanhood." Their task completed.
tentatively. . great mirror is rolled to
the couch on which reclines the
source of all good, the font Of all pow.
er." Tsu HGi studies her acquired COM
plexion most critically. Perhaps 1t
does not bloom sufficiently; then her
rattan comes in play; sometimes her
maids rouge her imperial majesty
twice or thrice before her appearance
realizes her ideal and satisfies her in
tense vanity. The mon0tony of the toi-
let IL varied by lively song, the recital
of poems, the narration of court COS
sip and by the swish Of the rattan.
Thus, made up" illness cannot pale
Tsu Hsi. Even II she cannot rise. she
10 massaged. rouged. pencilled. She
suffered q stroke Of paralysis recently
from which she is recovering. But
when she was at the worst she
could have smiled In the face of death
with the countenance Of . lovely ma
tr0n.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
AN AMAZING


Mr.. La Sale A. Maynard tells The
Story Of the Seedless Orange b The
World To-Day. Mrs. Luther C. Tib-
bits Of California obtained In 1871 1pur
orange shoots from the agricultural
department at Washington. cent tAafO
by William F. Judson. American CO.
sui at Bahia. Brazil. They were pre-
scented to him by . native. who he'd
several shoots Of . seedless orange
tree growing IN . swamp On The Ana
zon.
Mrs. Tibbits brought the inlAnt
trees carefully home and her husband
planted them in the garden. One died.
another was chewed up BY . predatory
COW. but two lived. and nve years
later produced Is oranges. These 1e
golden gi1bes and their immediate
successors produced results compar--
able only in value to the famous dis
covery Of another kind Of gold in
Suffers millrace. and brought fame
md no small fortune to their lucky
ywner."
The new orange could be produced
only by budding. and the FIRST buds
;old at 81 each. and later at IS
lOzen. One box Of naval oranges vas
srown In 1880; since then the annual
product has risen to 10. 0 900 boxes.
md the two trees which the COW did
lot chew have multiplied to over T.
100000" The original parent tree
living In 1908 was transferred to the
yard Of the Glen wood hotel ut River.
side. Cal, President Roosevelt aiding
n the ceremony Of transportation.
t.ast year the tree bore two bushels
I choice fruit, which. Of course, were
oppressed to the White House. In
outhern California alone 500. OO0. 900
) invested in citrus fruit culture,
hie1ly Of oranges, and In related in
lustries.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20
o UNIVERSITIES.
Taking . Prominent Part in Develop
ment Of British Nation.

The prince Of Wales's visit to Glas-
gov to inaugurate the university ex-
tension buildings once more appro-
priately emphasizes the important
part which Scottish universities are
taking in the development Of the ma
tional life. This Ii the second en-
largement which Glasgow has been
compelled to make within half cen
tury. The university, too. has behind
It quite . venerable air Of antiquity.
a. well - the hallmark Of modern
utility. Its foundation dates back four
centuries and . half. and, like. al the
Scottish universities except Edin-
burgh. which u . post-reformation
royal foundation, It owes its existence
to ancient ecclesiastical authority. In
point Of age. however. Glasgow holds
only second place In Scotland's hon
orable academic record. Aberdeen
following II . good third. Edinburgh
came into being about . century later.
But the Oldest Of the Scottish univer-
stiles II two centuries younger than
Cambridge. Al for Oxford, her aca-
demic beginnings are quite lost IN TIE
haze q Anglo4Saxoa antiquity. The
town Vas known - . seat Of learning
In the year So7.-L0ndon Globe.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

much as your liberty is worth to be
seen snapshooting, at least anywhere
near the Notifications. In Pompeii
you must pay for each photo you take;
in Morocco the camera Is q source of
danger to its owner, and At Constan-
tinople 1t is forbidden to carry any
Photographic apparatus anywhere
near the sultan's palace.-Baltimore
News.
The Columbus journal., 1907-11-20

Wagner - . cssative Aasse.
Vernon Lee has told somevh.r. ~
story Of the marvellous effects Of va.
ner On . headache: It may be proved
any night 1t the Queea's Hail. On
does. after . time. suecumb In ~
u . kind Of hypnotism; the sound.
seem almost to clear the air. or ~
Q to lu11 . into q kind Of dre~m
n which only the SENSE a Asarinc -.
1Dtn