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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
THE QUEEN
ISLAND OF ORIENT

electricity ana completed by its pri-
vate bathroom and other appurte-
nances. Thus the hotel is in reality a
sort Of villa settlements The bungalows
form a quadrangle around an immense
lawn, OF which the glory is a monu-
mental 'Varinsin" tree. capable of
affording shade for a small village, a
veteran of the forest that completely
dwarts the central building near by.
which contains the Offices. the reading
and writing and conversation rooms.
and a huge dining hall. whore on Ger
tain days in the week a good band
plays during the dinner hour
In this climate rugs. carpets and
hanging ~draperies are an determination
So the floors are laid with pretty col.
ored tiles and the walls are as clean
as paint and ~whiteWash can make
them The bun galoNs ar connected
With the central building. the seat OF
The hotel administration. by electric
bells. are simply but t|astefully FUR
nished. ana 10 e-ch one are attached
a couple Of eryants. one OF whom re-
mains always @ithln call The Occu-
pant Of the bungalow may have his
meals served in 81 and. in fact. may
live as completely isolated from the
hotel As though II were a mile away.
The ground covered by the Hotel
Dies hides. including a big park.
stables. kitchens. outbuildings. sery-
ants quart r and an automobile
garage. measures between twenty-five
and thirty acres Such a system.
therefore. car be follo7vai only where
land Is cheap II is a pity. for. As
worked out p applied by Mr.. Cant
voort at this Hotel Des hides. il pro-
duces excellent results. II has made
the hotel one OF the best paying con
Germs in the archipelago and has es.
tablished MIR. G%antvoorts reputation
as a Napoleon among hotel directors
The visitor 10 Western java ifser4.
barks al TaniOng Prick. Batavia Is
situated some six or seven miles in
land. The road To it lies Though a
richly fertile country. ~intersected. in
true Dutch fashion. by canals There
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
Cures by Sea Water.

NJ Quinton, a learned French BIZ
ologist. has effected marvellous cures
by sea water. Reduced to It's sim
pest expression. his sea-water cure
consists of introducing by subcuta-
neous injections into the enfeebled
organism a SERUM" or 'plasma =
which is nothing but a perfectuly
pure sea water, sterilized and diluted
in a fixed proportion. He says every
aromal organism, whether worm, dog,
horse oil man, is composed OF sea
water to the extent of one-third of its
weight. A man weighing les pounds
contains Sc pounds of sea water.
This sea water, M. Quinton declares.
Is the vital liquid Of the organic cells.
the liquid without which life would
o be possible.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
Salaries of Government Workers.

Among the employees of the govern
ment engaged in each class of work
a general tendency is apparent toward
an increase in average compensation
as age dvances, though this increase
is not always uninterrupted; and SIM
ilarly there is almost uniformly a
consistent increase in compensation
as the length of service increases.
The clerical class is a particularly
good illustration Of the latter tend
ency. since the average rate Of com
~pensation for that class, beginning at
$751; for those who have been in the
service less than one year increases
in each successive period without a
single Interruption until for those who
have served 40 years and over 1t is
s1.450. an increase Of $693.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

scope that presents an in~exhaustfble
variety OF interesting scenes 70 the
gaze OF the idle visitor. The new town
or "Welteverden.' rs 1t * called.
would be insipid we're it not so mirac-
ulously clean. so neat. so comfortable.
so well fed" in appearance. Long
shaded by noble trees are
formed By Lig white villas. each one
fronted by a cool looking veranda
which is apparently a fayorite rOoal,
for il is always furnished with rocking
chairs and lounges and decorated with
pictures. china ornaments ana hOwer-
ing plants. 1t speaks vOtumes for the
honesty Of the natiyes-Or The awe
they feel for the Dutch-that such
easily Transported articles a be letr
with perfect safety in the open road
Il is in W~elteyerien that the Datch
and European population reside. One
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
TWO CURES OF ECZEMA
Baby Had Severe Observation-Disclosures
Suffered Torments with IT
Owe Recovery to cuticura.

"In 1884 my grandson, a babe, had
an attack Of eczema, and after trying
the doctors to the extent of heavy bills
and an increase Of the disease and suf-
fering. | recommended Cuticura and
in a few weeks the child was we'll. He
is to-day a strong man and absolutely
free from the disease. A few years
ago | contracted eczema and became
an intense sufferer. A whole winter
passed without once having on shoes,
nearly from the knees to the toes be-
ing covered with virulent sores. tried
many doctors to no purpose. Then l
procured the Cuticura Remedies and
found immediate improvement and
finalcure. NJ. w. LaRue, 845 Seventh ST..
Louisville, Ky, Apr. % and May IA. '07."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

ness this true tale that comes in cir
cuitous route from China:
A wealthy Chinese gentleman who
had an only worthless son wanted
the youth 10 take the classical ex-
aminations and get into the official
class. He paid for tutors and for
months his house sounded with the
%dronings of the works of the great
sage. The youth liked flying whis-
Ting pigeons better than ConfusiUs.
and as a consequence when be ven
to Pekin to take the examination re
failed lamentably
The father. believing that his son
possessed ali he paternal traits.
again paid for tutors, and again the
house rang with the chanted wisdom
Of the Wise One. Once more after
the father had spent large sums the
worthless hoy went up TO the ex-
aminations and again he failed. A
third and yet a fourth time ne came
back from the yearly trials with no
better showing.
At last the father lost patience and
warned his son that If he did o pass
on a last trial he would expect the
body TO go out and drown himself.
Once more the youth failed. The
father turned him out OF the house
and ordered preparations to be made
for a funeral.
When all the hired mourners had
come and the coffin had been built
the RECKLESS youth put in an appear
ance.
why have you returned" yelled
the father. when by my orders you
were to drown yourself, and here all
the preparations have been made for
your funeral?"
Father" up spake that willy youth,
"it is true that | expected 10 drown
myself and I tried my best to do so,
but | could not.
II went to the village pond and
prepared to throw myself in, but I
of unfortunate youths who had failed
in their examinations and had
drowned themselves thatthere was nc
room for me. sat on the bank and
waited for some one to come and re
move a body so as to make room for
me. but none came.
Il dared not disturb the bodies tc
make room for myself. for Confucius
has written 'Jostle not those who can
not reprove YOU
Hence. q nv indulgent father -
continued the son. ut must be plain
to you that | cannot obey your or.
ders."
The truthful chronicle from China
relates that ~thereupon the father
broke into a hearty laugh and made
his SON the president of an insurance
company.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
DIFFERENT NOW
Athlete Finds Better Training Fooc

1t was formerly the belief that TO
become strong. athletes must eat
plenty of meat.
This is all out of date now. and
many trainers feed athletes on the
~well-known food. Grape-Nuts. made OF
wheat and barley. and cut the meat
down to a small portion once a day.
Three years ago." writes a Mich.
man, having become interested in
athletics. 1 found l would have to stop
eating pastry and some other kinds
Of food.
Il got some Grape-Nuts, and was
soon eating the food at every meal.
for | found that when l went on the
track. l felt more lively and active.
"Later.'I began also to drink Postum
In place Of coffee. and the way l
gained muscle and strength on this
diet was certainly great. On the day
Of a field meet in June I weighed l24
lbs. On the opening OF the football
season in Sept. / weighed 140. l at.
tribute my fine condition and good
work to the discrimination Of i'm
proper food and coffee. and the using
OF Grape-Nuts and Postum, my princi-
pal diet during training season being
Grape-Nuts.
Before l used Grape-Nuts ! never
felt right in the morning-always kind
of out Of sorts with my stomach. But
how when l rise ! feel good. and after
a breakfast largely OF Grape-Nuts
with cream. and a cup OF Postum. I
| feel like q new man." There's .
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road to
Wellville." in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
A Metaphor With a History.

To know a hawk from a hern-
shaw" is a metaphor with a curious
history, 1t is a comparison drawn
from falconry. "Hernshaw" Is a r
ruption of "heronshaw," or young
heron, a bird which was a common
prey of the falcons. To know a
hawk from a hernshaw is therefore
TO be able to distinguish a falcon
from its prey. A further colloquial
corruption crept into the phrase-"tO
know a hawk from a handsaw," a
form used by Hamlet in one place.
Possibly the distinction between a
hawk and a hernshaw was found not
TO be strong enough for the purposes
of the proverb.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
PROVIDES FUND FOR INDIANS.
Measure introduced to Benefit the
Pottawatomie Tribe.

Representative Morse introduced a
bill 10 adjust the claims of the Potta.
watomie Indians of Wisconsin. The
measure provides that SAT- 1873 shall
be placed 10 the credit Of the 457
members Of the band who will reside
in Wisconsin or Michigan, this being
the proportionate share of those In
dams in annuities and moneys Of their
tribe in which they have not shared.
The fund is to draw interest ar five
per Cent. per mum. said incode to be
expended for the industrial and edu-
cational advancement OF the Indians.
Jurisdiction is conferred on the court
of claims TO adjudicate the claims OF
those Wisconsin Pottawatomies who
live in Canada.
After the ratification of the treaty
OF 1898 and prior to 1910. ver LOO
members Of this tribe fed to Canada.
The total number remaining in their
old homes in the states was 2,0S7 in
1910, of which number $50 were In
Michigan. south of Grand river. 1t is
estimated that of those who went to
Canada, SIG belonged to the Wiscon-
sin band and SIS to the Michigan
band. The Wisconsin band OF Pot
tawatomies has not shared in any al
nuities since 1888. Most of the Pot
t~awatomies who went to Kansas be-
came citizens and received their dis
tributive share of the estimated cash
value OF all annuities and other funds
of the tribe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
Women in covernment Service.

OF the 135,S74 persons employed by
the government, 1881 are employed
in the District of Columbia, while 160,.
523 are employed elsewhere. Although
the total number Of employees In the
District is thus less tian one-sixth of
the total number elsewhere, the num-
Der Of women in the District exceeds
the number elsewhere by sos OF the
employees in the District 1858 are
women. or almost three In ten. while
OF tae employees elsewhere but 6.463
are women, or one In 25. This differ
ence il mainly to be attributed to the
fact tina, in the District a far larger
proportion Of the positions are suit
able for ONE uan Is the ease else.
where
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

is something touching in their pres
ence here, embarked and bordered
with trees as in Holland. The dixie
protected people of the Netherlands
have a constitutional fondness for this
feature OF their native land and intro
duce IL wherever they may settle.
Batavia itself is divided very sharp
IN into two cities. one Asiatic. the
other European the first animated.
dirty. picturesque. the second quiet.
clean. commonplace. The first is
where the visitor will find interest;
the second where he viii find comfort,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

ia compelled 70 admit that life n such
surroundings must be sIngujagly
agreeable IN spite OF the heat And it
is easy TO believe the assertion that
the Dutch officials at the end OF their
term of service return regretfully 10
Holland. aud that the Dutch mer.
chants never leave Java except for a
short visit home"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

lifting, languor, dizzy spells and rheu-
matism. Before / used Doan's Kid
ney Pills." says Mr.. Winney. L
weighed 143. After taking 10 or IL
boxes I weighed 1872 and was com
pletely cured"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Milburn Co, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
Very Good Reason.

Miss Edith" asked a young man,
may 7 ask you, please. not to call
me Mr. Durand?"
But" said Miss Edith. with great
coyness, our acquaintance is so short
you know. Why should | not call you
that?'
Well" said the young man. chief
ly because my name is Dupont"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

70 all VINO enclose
postage he will re-
ply, telling b o
Doan's Kidney Pills
cured him after he
had doctored and
had been in two diff
ferent hospitals for
eighteen N on t h S
suffering n S Q
pain in the back,
lameness, twinges
when STOPPING or
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

No more striking contrast could be Inn
agined. In the ''old town" all the
business of Batavia Is concentrated.
Here are the Offices. the workshops,
all the countless forms Of Asiatic ac-
tivity; the markets. the Chinese man
ufactorfes. where furniture and other
household articles of every style are
turend out wholesale.
The "old town" in fact, Is a kaleido-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
The Restaurant Habit.

What's the matter, Batch, Yon
seem VI ut ease. thought you'd en-
joy a home dinner"
ia enjoy 1t thoroughly. old man
II ! could keep my eye on my hat and
coat Force OF habit. you know
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
PROOF FOR wv CENTS.
n You Suffer with Your Kidneys and
Back, Write to This Man.

G.. w. Winney, Medina, N. Y, in
vites kidney sufferers to write to him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16
IN CHINA TOO.
Sons Who Won't Study Able 10 Turn
Aside the Wrath Of Their Fathers.

The American father seems not TO
he the only one who is worried by
Freddy's derelictions At college and
who inevitably is wheedled out Of his
rage by Freddy in the long run. WI.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-16

Sunday, July &c. has been deter
mined upon as the date for the dedi-
cation of a fine new German Lutheran
church building, which is nearing com
pletion at Bancroft. The ed
ifice is one Of the finest Of its
hind in that part of the state. The
dedication exercises will be Of a
somewhat elaborate character, A
number of German Lutheran clergy
men from that part of the state will
be present to aid in the exercises.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
TELLER AND
An Elephant S Anger

\ SENTINEL in the menagerie at
N Paris has had a curious experience
with one of the largest elephants. The
sentinel was very Conscientious and
always requested the spectators not
to give the animals anything to eat.
which seemed to displease the elephant
in question to such an extent that he
several times sprinkled the sentry's
head with water from his trunk. One
day a bystander offered this particular
elephant a large cake. The sentinel
interfered as usual. and the elephant
promptly discharged in his face vio-
lent stream of water. A general laugh
ensued, but the sentinel, having calm
ly wiped his face, stood on one side
and continued as watchful as before.
Soon afterward he found it necessary
to repeat his admonition, but no soon
er was this uttered than the elephant
laid hold of his musket, twirled Ii
round his trunk, trod it under his feet.
and did not restore ii until he had
twisted it into nearly the form of a
corkscrew. Then he gave a snort at
the discounted sentinel. as if to say.
Now, 1 hope you'll mind your own
businessi"
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
Dates and Figs

While journeying across the desert
Mrs. A Goodrich-Freer. author of Tn
a Syrian Saddle" met a lonely trav-
eler bound for Medeba- On hearing that
the caravan was bound for the same
place he asked permission to join them.
incidentally he furnished an iIlustra-
tion of the difference between necessi-
ties and luxuries.
We were very grateful, says the
writer, for coffee and an excellent lunch
of sausage, potted meat and jam, with
white bread brought from Jerusalem.
We ate our dainties with some sense
of guilt. as the newcomer produced hin
lunch of dates and figs.
Dates and figs. he informed us, were
the natural food Of the desert wan
derers. sufficing to the body. stimulat-
ing to the mind The wheat the flesh.
above all. the alcohol OF civilization,
were mere irrelevancies.
Was IT not diet such as this-and he
waved a pair Of sensitive hands over
his ascetic larder-which had enabled
him to reply TO the inquiry OF a person
could ride in the desert. ''Twenty-four.
your majesty. since a day does not con-
tain twenty-five"
Was ii not on a diet OF figs and dates
that he had ridden so hours without
dismounting7 Was 1t your meat eater.
your wine drinker, who remained sound
and wholesome when necessity obliged
him to refrain from ablution for 21
days?
At this point he carefully counted his
date stones. observed that two more
were yet due to his appetite and in
ished his frugal luncheon
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07

s'In reading your Junior Can with
much interest, and watching the
keep delight of the children over its
contents, my mind goes back to nay
own school days and the things
which contributed to our amusement
and happiness in those days"
The foregoing sentence in a letter
from an out of town correspondents
typifies the spirit which originally
prompted the publication of The
Junior Call-tO contribute to the
amusement, happiness, interest and
progress Of the juniors of CalifOr-
mia! And that the purpose has been
more than realized is made every
day more manifest.
The Junior Call invites sugges-
tons from its readers, and particu-
Iarly from the teachers. 1t wishes
TO let the teachers in the different
parts of the state know what the
other teachers are doing, and cOnse-
0Uently asks to be favored with the
active cooperation of the teachers.
Do not wait TO be especially re-
QUested TO contribute to the teachers
corner. but, no matter where You are
located, prepare an article on some
subject connected with your work.
which you consider of exceptional
importance or that you think should
be brought TO the attention of other
teachers and send it to the teachers
corner.
The teachers corner today has
as its tenant Leonard E. Davidson
and one of his classes i'm manual
training. The inventive genius Of
boys is nowhere better illustrated
and developed than in the classes
of manual training in the public
schools, and The Junior Call would
like to hear from other teachers on
the same subject.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
AFAMILY CHAT WITHTHEJ JUNIORS A NauticalFlile

BY consulting any advanced arithme
tic or unabridged dictionary it will be
seen that a mile in one country differs
greatly from that of another country,
so that confusion is very likely to ensue
in the readers mind
But a knot, or nautical mile, is not
measured by guess or common usage, it
rests on scientific basis and can not
vary.
How much is a knot? This question
is asked, we believe, in every sea voy-
age by some passenger or other. and
never meets with a clear reply. Sailors
themselves do not describe it distinctly,
and books of reference differ as to it's
dimensions. We purpose to answer the
question here.
A knot is one-sixtieth of mean de-
gree of the earth's meridian. This def
nition requires explanation, and also
numerical computation. The earth's me-
ridian is commonly described as any cir
Gle whose center is the center of the
earth, and whose circumference passes
through the poles.
This is not exact, because the meridian
is not a true circle. Evidently 1t would
be a true circle if the earth were a true
sphere, but the earth is not a true
sphere, it is spheroid, its diameter
measured on the axis being less than
its diameter at the equator.
Hence the circumference of a section
of the earth by a plane passing through
its center and the poles, which circum-
ference is a meridian. is not true cir
Gle, but an oval Bearing this in mind
it will be easy to understand the
meaning of a mean degree of the earth's s
meridian.
If $50 separate degrees be set off from
the center of perfect circle, it is evil
dent that the circular measure of each
degree measured on the circumference
of the circle will be the same.
But If they be set off from the center
of an oval, the measurements on the
circumference of the oval will not all be
the same. That this is the case any one
may demonstrate for himself by draw
ing an oval and its minor axis, and then
from the center of the oval, with radius
equal to its semiminor axis, inscribing a
circle in the oval.
If now degrees-or rather for con-
venience, equimultiples of a degree-be
set off from the common center the
geometry of the figure viii show at once
the variation in the circular measure
ments on the circumference of the oval
Now, mean degree of the earth's me-
ridian is the average length of these 36C
unequal measurement and it is OBJ
tained by dividing the length of the
meridian by $50. Astronomers have
measured the earths meridian and
found it to be 131, ,259,2S7 English feet
Dividing this by $50. we get 6460913
feet as the length Of a mean degree OF
the meridian. One -sixtieth of this, then
is a knot. And thus, by division, knot
is found to be 6,076.S18 feet, or 2,O256
yards, or l mile 1855 yards.
It will now be convenient to notice
that knot being 6,076.818 feet, and a
mile being $3.50 feet. the proportion of
knot to mile is very nearly as 6,076
is to $3.50. or, divided by four, as 1 ,519
is 1920. which is very nearly as Is to
13. So that, for ordinary purposes
knots may be converted into miles by
taking 13 knots as equal to Is miles
and vice versa
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-07
Putnam's Ride

Twas in the days when Tories swore
When Continentals prayed,
That Putnam made his famous ride
From out the ambuscade.
When Tyron with his Hessian force,
Full fifteen hundred strong.
March'd to the town of Horseneck small
To right the Rebels wrong"
Old Put was stationed on defense
With raw men. just few
But in the dread aspect of war,
His force he coolly drew.
When Tyron saw this motley force
He grimly smiled and said,
Dragons. just wipe the earth with
them,
Then send them off to bed"
Then like a whirlwind, sabers drawn
The dragons rushed to fray;
Put fired his wheezy cannons off,
AS If in childish play.
MY men, just HE you to the swamp;
'Tis there that you may hide
Twas thus old Putnam slyly spake.
And then commenced his ride.
Adown the sleeps with fearful speed
Old Putnam made his way,
And left the dragons there alone,
And Tyron in dismay.
And this was Israel Putnam's feat,
On which ourselves we pride;
And when we're hedged by adverse fate
Well think of Putnam's ride.
Frank Monroe Beverly.