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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

ways suspected tha. ne was r-5se.sed
OF a demon. He said he could feel II
within him. He used to pass entire
weeks without speaking to anybody,
Swift announced in his youth that he
would go mad, and, az matter CT TACT
he did.
Some Curious HaIucinations.
Edgar Allan Poe drank, ss Baude-
laire has said, like a savage" He
was subject to the most horrible hai-
lucinations. Haller, the celebrated
psychologist, believed he was being
continually pursued by enemies. de
took enormous doses of opium. New.
ton became insane in his old age
Beethoven, who always washed in ice
water, would lift it up with his hands,
scolding all the while, and dash a
quantity of water on his face and his
hair without noticing that it made a
pool on the floor, in which he sp.sshed
about like duck"
In connection with Prof Grasset's
work it is interesting to note that DR..
Henry s Atkins of the ST Louis Asy-
lum for the Insane has recently been
putting theory of his own to prac-
teal test He has been sending insane
women out in small parties to visit
the department stores and particularly
the bargain counters to do some shop.
ping. The insane women were in
charge Of keepers, but gave no trouble.
The patients purchased with keen
regard of appearance and value, Just
as their normal sisters were buying
all about them. Apparently the sales
women noted nothing unusual in their
demeanOr.
DR.. Atkins saIo that such recreation
as that afforded by day IN the stores
Is a valuable part of the treatmen. for
the insane. Just as normal persons
are better merry than moody, SO. he
says his charges are improved by any
thing that pleasantly occupies their
minds while not at the same time ex
citing their nerves
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21
AND THEN HE WENT AWAY.
Money for His Sandwich Could Be
Found in Slot Machine.

4 man with an cight-day beard.
in unrestrained fashion, wandered into
a modest little restaurant. 1t was ono
OF those places where one can buy a
light lunch, and If he Is unsteady in.
clincd can drop a coin in the music
box and have classical or popular mel
odies to soothe him while eating.
The man with the eight.day beard
looked first at the lunch counter and
then at the big music box. Then he
looked at the three or four small coins
which he had drawn from his pocket
he had a hankering for music, and he
decided to go and tackle the throat o!
the musical machine with a fiye-cent
piece
But the nickel got lodged in the
csophagus Of the machine and there
wasn't note to be heard The maH
gave the machine a shake, but still Il
didn't swallow the nickel.
Then the man went over to the coun
ter and bought a roast.beef sandwich.
He ate It leisurely until the last bite
was stuffed into his countenance. The
man behind the counter came up with
an eXpectaut air
With lbs mouth stu partly filled with
the sandwich, the man eating pointed
his thumb over his shoulder in the di.
reCtion of the machine. You'll find
the money for this in there be ex.
planned.
And then he went away-New York
Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21
Horse Calls for Help.

Williamsport, Pa-While he was
alone in the woods skidding logs near
Rutland, William Avery was thrown
BY a rolling log, which broke his leg
and pinned him fast
After he had lain for hours In the
snow and cold he was found by John
Benson, who was directed to Avery by
the latter's horse, which had started
for home
The physician who set Avery's leg
found he had contracted pneumonia By
his long contact with the snow. and
ms life is despaired of.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21
Vents Spite from Grave.

Mckeesport, Pa.-Prior to her death.
recently. Mrs Theresa McCloskey
quarreled with her daughter, Mrs
Mary Hamilton, over the best method
OF washing clothes. When the will Of
Mrs. McC'oskey was filed for probate
il was found she had left her husband
an estate Of $1,000 and her daughter
a clo,has-wringer and a washing ma,
chine
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21
Sltchfork Jab Punishment

La Crosse Wis-August Mundstock,
Q farmer, accused Of furnishing his fos
'ef son. Arthur, aged 10, by iabbing
him with the points of pitchfork. was
tried in the county court. The boy S
body from his neck to his knees was
covered with wounds and scars. Mund
stock admitted he has chastised the
.ad his way for over ten years. The
lgtsoner was fined So and costs
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

The eleptor,antag
Who IS driven IN
spite OF herself
% take What does
not belong 70 her
= . G OF cnlsniass
aho~ great skill
ard c nploy many
NIrNcF fuses In
then tNrfts
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

I termed originals. Al eight years OF
age he was seized with an irresistible
( desire to fly. This idea haunted him
I TO such a degree that he decided 70
put it into practice, He shut himself
up in his study room, climbed up to
/ the window and made the movements
| for flying in the air. He fell from a
height OF more than l6 feet and was
sick for some time following
ToIstoi's Peculiar Mania.
/ Later Tolstoi's particular brand Of
!, insanity prompted him to fall in love
/ not once, but threcfold; for. having
met the three daughters Of Dr.. Berce
7 he began by being very much taken
| by the oldest, then he thought he was
In love with the second, and finally
fell in love with the third" The triple
romance ended abruptly, for Tolstoi
| suddenly decided that instead OF get
| ting married he would NOV hay with
! the moujiks in a peasants blouse.
! Ossip Lourie, who made psyche
| logical study Of many of the great Rus.
sian novclists Of the nineteenth cen
fury summed up Tolstoi's case in the
| following way:
"Tolstoi is one Of those rare men to
whom the English aphorism They
are certainly cracked, but the crack
lets in light, might apply In word
Tolstoi was a semiinsane genius"
Even Socrates must have had a
streak OF insanity in him, for he went
into ecstacies which were almost cata-
leptic fits. At table, or in the streets
OF Athens, or in the camps, he would
suddenly stop short, sometimes with
out motive. At other times, on the oc-
casion of a sneeze either by himself
or one Of his neighbors, he would act
or would not act, according to whether
the sneeze had taken place on his
right hand or on his left"
Insanity OF Some Great Men.
Prof. Grasset cites the cases OF
many other great men Of past and
present times whose brands OF In
sanity were manifested in various
ways. Pascal for instance. could not
stand seeing water without falling into
a perfect fit Of passion" Then Au.
guste Comtc who has cxcrted vast
and lasting influence on the philo-
sOphiCal position of the sayants Of the
nineteenth century, was undoubtedly
5cmi-insanc when he was not wholly
insane He wrote inCOhcrcnt letters
While he was taking a walk one day
he wanted to drag his wife with him
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

Inc pNroraNIac
has strong I'M
pulses 20 set
bulldogs ON IRE
tHer NfGfcuS
ness nor \ desire
fer rev en- Z e
prompts MS az
TONS but last a
long na 20 sta
ba mn anr
snS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

' NC sltonaniaC ha0
urgovernable I'm
pulses 20 cat.
Sltorania Is 4
disease, a mild
form OF insanity,
and the sufferer
feels inpeIIed 10
eat ~ all times
and hours, no
matter whether
ne IS hungry or
rot
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

The negalonantac
10 the founder OF
queer religions
and seots re IN
vents new doc
trines and be
IDc's and strives
10 win converts
TO his way Of
thinking, general
ly with 4 small
degree Of sue
cess
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

r he monomaniae is
insane on one
subject only gen
orally the inven
ton OF a pcrpet
ual motion ma
chine, or some
other contriVanee
which q c Il c 6
every known law
OF mechanics. On
every other sub
iect he is perfect
~ rational
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

Tho erotomanIac
who loves two
young women,
often 81 st cr 8,
with equal love
at the same time.
He can't bear TO
marry cit h er,
knowing that the
other adored one
may become the
wife Of some 9th
cr man.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-03-21

The tipsomantac
suffers from \ dis
ease which makes
him drink when
ever an attack
comes on. he
should not be
COMPOUNDED with
the hsb itusi
drunkard,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
PRAIRIE HOME

Several attended gala day at Auro'
ra and report a fine time.
Mrs. Ira Blakley spent Sunday with
her parents in Toronto, S. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farrenkop are
spending the week on their farm.
Miss Susie Sloan of Poynette, Wis,
is visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Lucia Larson returned home
Tuesday evening from Tyler, MINI.
Mrs. VIM. Johnson and daughters of
Worthwhile. S. D.. are visiting relatives
and friends.
Eric Horvden and wife were enter.
tanned at the Iver Dybdall home
Tuesday evening.
Harry Gillet returned from his east,
ern trip Wednesday morning and re-
ports a fine time.
Ben Killing arrived from Duluth,
Mimi, Saturday evening to attend his
brother Earl's wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Duff and Mr.. and
Mrs, Even Olson attended the Benson
Johnson wedding Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Milton Mcknight and Mrs.
Luckinbill were visiting relatives in
B~rookings and vicinity Monday and
Tuesday.
Miss Mary Blakley is spending her
vacation with her parents. She
closed a very successful school in Sher.
man township No. 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Blakley entertained
the following at supper Sunday even
ing: Misses Maude Lucas, Myrtle
Blakley. Mrs. John Blakley, Herbert
Blak!ey, Robert Blakley and family
also Mrs. VIM. Johnson and daughter,
Hazel and Berlien.
The chivari party which sernaded
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Blakley Tuesday even
ing held a strawberry social at Geo.
Duff's Friday evening. About seventy
five guests were royalty entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Duff and family. All
join in in proclaimirg Mr.. and Mrs.
Duff as an ideal host and hostess.
The many friends presented Mr..
and Mrs. Blakley with a very hand
some rug as a memento Of the
sion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
EAST TRENTON.

Did you see the eclipse?
Where are you going the Fourth?
Frank Messner went to Aurora Mon
day.
Elmer Sechrist visited in Riverview
Sunday.
Fl. Schlobohm called at Carriers We'd
nesday.
Carter Collins was an Aurora visitor
Monday.
Orrie Ehrenreich was an Aurora cal
her Monday.
Mrs. Lew Haggard was shopping in
Aurora Monday morning.
Mrs. VIM. jerks and children visited
at the Alstott home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Anderson were
visiting in West Trenton Sunday.
S. f. Mckinney and family tool in
the ball game at Aurora Sunday.
Quite a number from here attended
the auction sale at Mrs. Latham's,
Those having unfinished road work
are improving the good days this week.
We understand that a few families
viii have a picnic at Culbertson's grove
re Fourth.
Quite a few from here helped to or
ganize the new lodge of the f. f. u.
at Aurora Wednesday evening.
Miss Hattie Alstott is going to spend
Dakota. She leaves Wednesday. Mr..
Buckley, who has relatives at the same
place, accompanied her to stay a week
or so.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
EruitIess Plants.

The knowledge that the common
white potato seldom produces fruit is
so widely diffused that the barrenness
Of the plant auses no comment. In
deed, since the tubers in a easur
function as seeds we have partially
transferred the name to them. 1t is
usual to speak of potatoes intended
for planting as "seed potatoes" Real
potato seeds may be found, however.
If one searches the potato fields long
enough, and from such seeds new
strains Of potatoes may be raised.
The potato is not alone in its strange
ways. Many other plants. of which
the ground nut and lily Of the valley
are good examples. rarely produce
seeds. 1t is noticeable that all such
plants have other excellent and eff
cient means Of propagation. and it may
be assumed that finding one method
requiring less effort than the other
they have genarally adopted 1t.
When plants have more than one
means of multiplying. as. for instance,
seeds above ground and tubers or run
ners below ground, they Usually sub
serve two distinct uses. Slose below
ground serving to multiply the plant
in it's own locality and .hSs'se above
giving it a chance Of ga, erg a foot
hold in distant lands.-Api can Bota-
mist.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
Had Never Seen a Burro.

The long cared burro, that hardy lit
derful cog railway up Pixies peak, is
considered Il necessity in the far west,
but is something Of a curiosity way
down east" in the New England
states. There is a story of the burro
and 4 man from Maine. Here it is:
a wealthy Yankee went west last
winter from Maine, leaving his family
at home. His hobby was to collect
quaint pieces of pottery, unique arti-
Giles of furniture, bureaus, tables,
desks and "whatnOts." When he was
ready to leave for home he found he
had bought up several dray loads of
curiOs. He chartered a car and loaded
IL his treasures, but there still was one
end of the car that might be filed with
something unique. Some one suggest
ed that he buy a burro for his little
boy to ride, which he did, and the
mountain canary" occupied the va
can space. The Yankee station agent
back in Maine, when he began to I'M
on the bill of lading till he came to the
burro. He was much puzzled, for he
could not find this thing on his list.
Finally he made an entry in the ire
marks" column Of his tally sheet as
follows:
zone bureau short and one donkey
over."-kansas City Star.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
Old Sword BIaps

Rough as the fighters Ut old were,
the inscriptions which they put on
their swords often showed not only
considerable poetic instinct, but senti-
mentality. Faithful in adversely is
such a sentence engraved on an old
sword Of the seventeenth century. In
a collection Of blades Of the sixteenth
century are these Inscriptions:
." QUARREL God give me speed
that my foe be beat indeed" with this
defense and Gods will all my enemies
I shall still" 'In battle / will let my.
self be used" when / my sword up.
lift in strife, God give the sinner eter-
nal life." Trust In God, bravely war;
therein your fame and honor are"
"Your aim alone be Gods great name.
Who dares deny strike thou him lame"
Every soldier fine look on this sign
and S his hand for God and the
land" On blades from the eighteenth
century are these inscriptions: moth
Ing better in the world thou hast than
to bold love and friendship fast" II
serve" "a good blade I. Who would
deny let him meet me-, and l will hold
It win cost him or blood or gold"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
AURORA

Where are you going to spend the
Fourth?
Vests merry-go-round left for
Bryant Sunday.
The C. II. Cheatham residence is
nearing completion.
Miss Mollie Cook was a Bookings
visitor Monday evening.
Miss Anna Evans left Saturday
morning for an extended visit in Iowa.
F. T. Baker and Mr.. Clement went
down to Minneapolis Sunday evening.
Mrs. C. II. Davis of Elkton, was a
visitor at the F. r. Baker home Gala
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Davis of Egan,
spent several days of last week at
the home of Thomas Buckley.
Mrs. VIM. Latham's sale, Monday,
was well attended and everything vas
sold.
VIM. Schultze is moving into his
new residence on his farm north OF
town.
Miss Maggie Feeney expects to spend
her vacation in the Twin Cities and
Chicago.
Mrs. Robt. Hazelwood and Mrs,
Frank Secora were Brookings callers
Tuesday.
The ball game between Aurora and
Lake Benton Sunday was won by
Lake Benton by n score of 8 to l..
George Ramsey was seen in our
village Thursday for the first time
since the accident which befell him
last spring.
Miss Eleanor Meter returned to her
home at Elkton Monday morning, after
spending a week with her friend, Miss
Lilah Baker.
Harold Latham is expected home to
accompany his mother, Mrs. William
Latham to La Moure, n. d., to make
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Schutt.
The Gala Day here was a bowling
success and the day was the best
ever enjoyed by the usual large and
orderly crowd. Brookings, White, Elk
ton and Bushnell were well represent
ed.
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Wyillieb0y's
Wadingo
By LULU JOHNSON
Copyrighted. 1908. BY Associated
Iifararv braSz

Wlllieboy was having the time OF his
young life. He had made the startling
discovery that the joys Of wading
through the water without getting his
feet wet were as nothing to the great
err joy Of wading through water which
came over the top Of the rubber boots
The cold water was refreshing to feet
tired and burning from the double heat
of thick felt lining and impervious
rubber. Then, too. the gurgling sound
produced by the movement Of the foot
within the boot and the pull of the
water as he pushed forward-each was
a separate Joy.
This joy, alas. was threatened with
determination by the unexpected ap-
proach of his sister. Willieboy turned
his back upon the shore and affected
a deep absorption in the expanse of
the lake.
1t was barely possible that Nell
might not recognize him if he kept his
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-02
June Gully 1G.-4w.
TO SHOW CAUSE On FILING
PETITION TO SELL LAND.

state of South Dakota In County Court,
County of Brookings. June 2Srd. 1908.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
ERICk NELSON, DECEASED
on reading and filing the petition of E.
o.. MINES, administrators of said Estate,
setting forth the amount of personal es-
tate that has come to his hanGs, and the
disposition thereof; the amount of debts
description of all the real estate of which
said deceased died seized, and the condi-
ton and value of the respective portions
thereof; and praying that licepse be to
~ belonging to said estate and described
in said petition. And it appearing, by
personal estate in the hands of said E. o.
MINES to pay said debts, and that it is
necessary. in order to pay the same, to
sell all of said real estate;
1T Is THEREFORE, ORDERED. That all
persons interested in said estate appear
before the Judge of this Court, on the
\. NJ, at the Court House in the City of
Bookings, in said county, then and there
to show cause OF any there be- why
license should not be granted 10 said ad-
ministrator to sell said real estate accord
ing 70 the prayer Of said petition.t
AMI IT Is FURTHER ORDERED, That
n copy of this order shall be published
for four successive weeks prior TO said
day of hearing, the last of which publica-
tions shall be at least fourteen days be
fore the said day of hearing in the Brook
iags Register. a weekly newspaper printed
and published at the City OF Brookings
in said county, and personally served on
ing in said county, at least fourteen days
before said day of hearing, and upon all
Dated June card, A. d. 1905.
BY the Court.
Judge of the County Court.
F. E. Yourgburg.
tSEALl Clerk of the County Court,
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boottack nor a cook stove, though 1t Is
supposed to stand around a stove a
good deal and is like one in that II
gets pretty warm at tines
II reckon it couldn't be a coffeepot,
for Burckey keeps them. | believe you
said it made life easier for a man!
mo. | didn't. | said 1t was sup
posed to. But the thing l said that
was most to the point was that got
one before | started housekeeping and
that now I've got four. Do you know
I've been expecting for some time that
you were going to ask me if l wouldn't
give you one so that you could begin
housekeeping right"
"That's another good point. It's
something that you'd give away, so ]
reckon it can't be worth so very much
III guess it yet! Now, you see If
don't"
Just to encourage you a little, ]
don't mind saying that, while j
wouldn't sci. it for any money. I'll give
1t to you just as soon as ever you ask
me for it,"
as 1t a stove lifter?"
Mr.. Poole pushed a good sized hand.
full Of whiskers into his mouth and be-
gan to chew them angrily.
"Now, let INT put all these points to-
gether," said Mr.. King. "It's some.
thing that can't be bought at Burck.
ey's, yet it's found In most every
house. It's supposed to make life
easier for a man and is like a boot
jack in this respect. You tried for
twenty years to keep yours in the
kitchen, but couldn't do it, though ii
does stand around the stove a heap,
It's something you won't sell, yet you'll
give 1t to me just as quick as ever ]
ask you for it, and you've been think.
Ing l was going to ask you for it.
Now, if that's % a corker I'm nc
judge of riddles
"And you don't know what it is?'
growled Mr.. Poole.
"Give me another minute or two.
I've got it. It's a coal scuttle!"
"NOt by Il darned sight! A wife,
you blankety blank fool!.'
ooh, oh. and you'll give me Miss
Leah? VIII you, Mr.. Poole? VIII you
give her to mt for my wife,"
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ALTON.

Harry Luckinbill attended church in
Argo Sunday afternoon.
Quite a delegation from here were
at the gala day at Aurora.
Mrs. Hartley visited at the E. c.
Brink home the first of the week.
John Lucas was hauling bridge mat
erial from Bookings Wednesday.
Mrs. Glass and daughter were BUSH
ness callers at Bookings Thursday.
Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Ed Richards
were shopping in Bushnell Wednesday.
August Glasier Of Sherman. visited
his mother and brother in Alton Tues
day.
Gerd Null and wife were pleasant
callers at the E. c. Brink home Tues
day.
l.. w. Sutton, agent for DR.. Wards
remedies. was in Alton Monday and
Tuesday.
Mrs. Clyde Grove is spending the
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Hartley.
Mrs. Nellie Miller and Mrs. w. E.
Richards we're guests at the E. A.
Moffatt home Sunday.
Sfrs. John Richards Of White. was
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