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The silver messenger., 1908-10-27

low diners. went soberly into the
street. Here was a howdy-do! Sud
denly Ellis let out a sounding laugh,
and, scarcely knowing why, we Joined
him. 1t was funny. very funny. for
every one but poor old Maxi The
American spirit is based on the sense
OF humor, and even In tragic moments
is irrepressible.
We did not return to Mullers; each
of us stole quietly home to await the
advent of the police. for they would
rout out every American in town In
their search for the man with the gun.
They would first visit the consulate
and ascertain what l knew of the af-
fair; when they got through with the
rest OF the boys Max would be in Dop.
pelkinn. The police were going to be
very busy that night: a princess on
one hand and an anarchist on the
other.
There were terrible times, too, in
the palace. Long before we watched
Max's train and the vanishing green
and red lights at the end of 1t the
grand duke was having troubles of his
own. He was pacing wildly up and
down In his dresstng-room. Clutched
in his fist was a crumpled sheet of pa
per. From time to time he smoothed
IL out and reread the contents. Each
time he swore like the celebrated man
in Flanders.
You forced me and l warned you
that would do something desperate.
DO not send for me, for you will never
find me till you come to your senses.
have eloped. HILDEGARDE."
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TUNES FAIL TO KILL; MAY BUY.
Aged Flute Player Makes Sure by Try
Ing Score Of Pieces.

A little old man entered large
music shop and asked the assistant to
show him book OF flute music.
Here. sir. is very fine selection" :"
said the assistant. "and cheap at half q
dollar. seeing that 1t contains no fewer
than so airs"
The old man took the book. opened
II. and laid II on a shelf Then he took
his flute out OF his coat pocket,
screwed II together and began to play
softly the first tune In the book.
When he had finished the first tune
he turned the page and played the
second. Then he played the third.
An hour later he was still playing.
The assistant thought II was time to
hurry him up a bit.
We'll. sir" he said, do you think
the book will suit your"
Il like these SO far very much.
thank YOU" said the old man, putting
his instrument to his lips again, "but
! have only played half the tunes SO
fari"
The silver messenger., 1908-10-27
TATTooERs DRINK THE BLOOD.
Part Of the Operation as Conducted by
Expert Japanese.

Young Lieut. Marlinspike revealed
on his right arm an Uncle Sam, and
on his left peacock, while round his
neck a cleaning serpent was coiled,
its mouth holding its tail.
"This is Japanese tattooing," the
lieutenant said, proudly. "Nagasaki
work. was under the needle 10 hours
In all. My two tattooers drank quite
pint Of my blood.
Jap tattooers are all blood drink
ers. Tney like it. They get to like
= in the end as you or l like tobacco.
You see, as they work, the blood
wells forth; 1t flows over the design,
and then, very carefully, without
smearing the wet ink, they lick the
blood up delicately with the tongue.
Every Jap tattooer, as he picks and
picks away at you, bends down every
few minutes and licks the little rising
tide Of blood away.
If he is a seasoned tattooer he swal-
lows the blood. He likes it, he says"
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like a farewell. Then she let her go
IF there is anything you need, make
yourself at home with my cases." And
her highness was gone.
Betty gazed at the door through
which dear Gretchen had passed, gazed
thoughtfully and anxiously.
How oddly she acted! / wonder"
She made as though to run to the door,
but stopped, as If ashamed of the doubt
which flashed into her mind and out
again.
The little clock on the mantel
chimed forth the seventh hour and
she rang for her maid. 1t was time
that she began dressing.
(Thus, for the present, shall leave
her. There are several reasons why
my imagination should take this step:
for, what. t.should know of a woman's
toilet, save in the general mysterious
results? However. feel at liberty to
steal into the dukes dressing-room.
Here, while l am not positive what
happened. at least I can easily bring
my imagination to bear upon the pic
ture)
The duke was rather pleased with
himself. He liked to put on his state
uniform. with its blue-gray frock, the
white doeslNin trousers which strapped
under the patent-leather boots, the gold
braid, the silver saber and the little
rope of medals strung across his full,
broad breast. 1t was thus he created
awe; 1t was thus he became truly the
sovereign, urbane and majestic.
His valet was buckling on the saber
belt, when there came respectful tap
on the door.
Enter" said the duke, frowning.
One can not assert any particular de
gree of dignity with valet at ones
side
But it was only a corridor attendant
who entered. He approached the
dukes valet and presented letter.
For his serene highness." He bowed
and backed out, closing the door
gently.
At once the valet bowed also and
extended the letter to his master. For.
mality is fine thing in palace.
"Ah, letter" mused the duke, pro.
foundly innocent of the viper which
was about to sting him. my glasses
Gustav; my eye-glasses!"
CTo BE CONTINUED)
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ocuLlsr a MAN OF RESOURCE.
Has Blind 5esgar Woman to Adver.
tlse His Business.

Enterprise takes various forms,
even In Warsaw A young oculist,
finding that patients were few and far
between. hit upon an original means
OF advertising.
He engaged blind woman who sits
and begs by the Church OF the Holy
Cross to hold light board whereon
are written his name, address, profes.
sional qualifications and consultation
hours.
As the church Is In the busiest
thoroughfare OF the town the notice
attracts good deal OF attention. The
beggar herself says she Is quite salts
fed with the results, as many people
notice her who would otherwise pass
by. and as the doctor has added his
assurance that she is hopelessly
blind benevolent old ladies' throw cop
pers Into her tin mug. sure that their
money is not wasted on an impostor.
II is not yet known whether the num-
ber of patients has increased.
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STRAIGHT from the Shoulder.

Oppression, gentlemen" shouted
the orator. like boa constructor or
anaconda Of gigantic size and immeas-
urable proportions, wraps the foul coil
OF its unwieldy body round the unfor-
tunate patriots soul--loud and rever-
berating as the nocturnal thunder
rolling in the midnight empyrean-
finally to break its tyrant neck uron
the iron wheel Of independence, or, on
the other hand, forcing him first to
desperation, then to madness, in the
end to crush him in the hideous jaws
Of mortal death"
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Words Failed Him.

he was a cowboy, and some compar-
atiVe strangers had stolen his horse
ms friends rallied round him, and.
ANXIOUS ANXIOUS to give him every chance.
trundled up barrel for him 70 stand
vi wnlie ne gave out his views ON the
matter matter He was known as a gifted
smearer' and a large audience had
SsseInoled th,e In the hope of hearing some
tn,hg special. He got up on the bar
rel and looked round him Tben ha
Oi,,S. ore% deep breath, and. with a sigh
onmoea down again. Boys" he said
to it." uo Justice
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USED CHURCH AS scHooLRoom.
Proceedings That Somewhat Aston.
lshed the Sexton.

The sexton OF one church that keeps
open doors all day long didn't know
whether to regard the matter in the
light of a desecration or a devotional
exercise. He paid no attention when
the three women, watched by a man
who stood at the lower end Of. the
aisle, walked the length OF the church
and back again. Even when they made
the trip a second time he scarcely gave
them thought. but when the trio
started around the church third time
and the man called out, "Step a little
more brislkly. please" he began to
wonder. and presently made inquiry.
Il hope you won't be offended" the
man replied. Il am a physical culture
instructor. am teaching these young
ladies to walk. have already taught
them to walk in the street, In the
drawing room, In the theater and every
place else they are likely to find them
selves. / am now teaching them to
walk in church. Very few women can
walk there properly. Some lope. some
swagger, some skip, others adopt
minoing gait. All these styles are
very inappropriate for church. A dig
nified. subdued gait alone is suitable
for devotional purposes. Church is
the best place for pupils In walking to
receive practical instruction. therefore
] have brought them here"
Great fathers!" gasped the sexton.
What next?"
But he said no more TIL the walk
Ing exercise was ended Then he fol-
lowed the class to the door.
Il hope" he said. you will practice
the lesson learned to-day by coming
here to church once In a while"
The silver messenger., 1908-10-27
Firing the Anchor Ashore.

that the projectile shall make itself
fast on shore, regardless of the pres
ence of men.
This is called the Meyers-Rogers
automatic anchoring projectile. 1t has
been approved, after thorough tests,
by the supervising board of inspectors.
The projectile, which has a grapnel-
shaped head, is fired from cannon
and can be sent a quarter of mile
with two-inch manila rope attached.
AS the projectile will anchor auto
matically, communication is estab-
lished Independent Of shore aid, and
the rope being heavy enough to sup
port a number of men, breeches buoy
can be quickly operated over it. The
end OF the rope left on board the ship
Is tied to the highest point on board
the wrecked vessel, a block is reeved
into it, to which is hitched the
breeches buoy. The first man being
a sailor, he takes with him attached
to the block of the breeches buoy
line, and as he reaches shore he will
haul in enough of this whip line to
reach from the shore to the vessel,
thus establishing an endless whip line,
by means of which the breeches buoy
can be operated back and forth to con.
vey passengers from the wrecked yes.
sci to the shore. The breaking Of the
rope in firing the projectile is pre-.
vented by a heavy spring, a sliding
ring and cable, and the rope, after be.
ing fired Is times, does not show the
least wear.
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EnaIIsh sense Of humor

In one OF his burlesque sketches on
English history Bill Nye spoke Of
Julius Caesars jumping into the water
as he approached the English coast,
wadirg ashore. running up to Lon.
don, and walking through Regent
street.
AN acquaintance of mine reported
to me- said Mr.. Nye, that he had
asked an Englishman how he liked
the story. Not at all, not at ALL was
the reply. That fellow Nye doesn't
know what he's about. There wasn't
any Regent street then, you know"
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Origin Of the soIs+.-

Inc Crusaders are said to bava
OIousht nome with them the bolster.
ana according to DR.. Camille their
wives IN ignorance of the ONLY 70.
u'a uonai way OF using the article q. e..
placed lengthwise as a support for
~, sne Dsck OF a person when lying on
ms side), and not knowing what else
- " ,.,, uU win IT, put the bolster where IL
Is sun found on the beds of those who
nave not learned the wisdom =, AZ AZ
SarGins Sa 1t altogether-under the pIl.
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sHIP-sAVINe DIVlcE.
Gun Which Will Shoot an Anchor
from Vessel to the Shore.

Washington.-It is wonder that II
never occurred to anyone before TO
fire a small anchor with a line at
tached ashore fr)m a wrecked vessel.
The present method is to fire a bolt
shaped like sash weight, but this has
the disadvantage that, If there be no
one on shore to receive it and make
fast the line, the moment strain is
put upon the line it is pulled back to
the ship. A device has recently been
patented the invention Of which Is
The silver messenger., 1908-10-27
Concerning ovst.ns

Every oyster has a mouth, a heart
hver, a stomach, besides many curl.
9usly devised little intestines ana
other necessary organs such as wonld
De handy to living, moving, intelr.
gent creature. The mouth is at the
end of the shell, near the hinge ana
adjoining the toothed portion of The
oysters pearly covering.
The silver messenger., 1908-10-27
CHAPTER VII.

Shortly before six o'clock-dinner
in the palace was rarely served until
half-after eight-the Honorable Betty
sat down to her writing desk In her
boudoir which opened directly into
that belonging to the princess, to write
few letters home. A dinner was to
be given to the state officials that
night. and she knew from experience
The silver messenger., 1908-10-27
Only Way to Get Hin,

.roo 90 PENNSYLVANIA man fell out Of a
sh,o %Ie ana dislocated his neck. He was
S,o! So.e TO throw it back into place with
Vue tsa. 'ne help Of doctor. 1t is evidan,
sl snat the only way fate can Law nm thIs
'uah Is TO have him enter politics
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Real Frlendshin

don,oSt aooount that one of the greatest
. rTmssrauons fr,ans Of real friendship that
a., lriend can really endeayor to bavs 'as
.ns, uls friend advanced in honor in ronu' e
.alion' In the opinion of wit mr. ,asp.
"s' before himself.-Jeremy ,TsvIor
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FILING sYsTEMs-Card Indexes
PEMBROKE STATIONERY CO., Salt Lax. Cav
A Word of Wisdom.

Feopie are always happier for hav.
ing been happy; If you make them
nappy now you make them happy 20
years hence by the memory of it.-sid.
ney Smith.
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A TRUE SON OF ERIN.
Such viii the Son of Lady de Clifford
Be Educated to Be.

Dublin.-The announcement of Lady
de Clifford on the occasion of her son.
Hon. Edward Southwell Russell, at,
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Get a Patent.

Your invention may be valuable and
should be patented. Send for free in
formation and advice to H. ]. ROBIN
SON, Patent Attorney. p. o. Box 544.
Salt Lake City.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

President Roosevelts recent mes
sage to congress shook the dry
bones" in the senate to the very mar
row. No other message sent to that
body by Mr.. Roosevelt or any other
president of these United States has
had the electrifying effect that came
with this forceful document. Cheers
from the democratic side of the senate
and establishment from the Republi-
can old line senators who, when they
felt the full force of the President s
and for time it looked like the final
moments of heated party convention.
The President charges certain rail
roads with absolute falsehood and OPP
en- rebates contrary to law. Passing
from this, the President charges that
certain wealthy men, whose conduct
ordinarily descent conscience. 2nd
who commit the hideous wrong OF
teaching our young men that phe-
nomenal business success must ordi-
narily be based on dishonesty, have
during the last few months made 1t
apparent that they have banded to-
gether for reaction" Standard Oil
methods, the President says, ''can
only be justified by the advocacy of
a system OF morality which would
also justify every form OF criminality
on the part OF labor union. and
every form of violence, corruption and
fraud, from murder to bribery and
ballot-box stuffing in politics" Re-
ferring to the charge that he had
caused the recent financial disturb
ance. the president says he would not
hesitate to lay knife to corruption,
even II II would cause momentary
check to business. The President de-
clares that the great corporations
have spent vast sums of money send
ing literature through the mails and
newspaper articles which were direct
attacks upon the administration.
Every one OF his declarations are abb
solutely true and the nation will do
well to watch the action of congress
from now on. If nothing is done as
directed by President Roosevelt it is
plain that the evil corporations and
not the peopl control this govern
ment. President Roosevelt would
only weed out the evil and encourage
the good. All are not wicked but so
long as the evil ones are given quar-
ters every person will look with sus-
picion upon all combinations of wealth
which is unfair to those disposed 10
be honest.
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The silent senator" has spoken,
According to his own testimony he
has been an out and out supporter
OF President Roosevelt and all the
presidents ideas have been his ideas
from start to finish. He has sup
ported all the reforms the people
have been fighting for during the
past eight years. He never was a
boss" He never adhered to the
domination of the railroad. He never
opposed railway rate regulation. He
has been an exponent of the
primary system of voting. He has
always been opposed to Alex John
son and Harry Hunter. He never did
like Frank Crane. He never did any
thing for the Milwaukee railway un-
less that company paid him for his
services. He has long since spewed
John Longstaff and c. ]. Mcleod out
ON the dump. In fact he has all along
been all right and the fool people
didn't know a thing about it. We
now have these important facts di-
rect from his own lips. first hand,
and OF course there is no further reas.
on to have 1t In for the "silent sena-
tor" But somehow it does heat all
how good fellow win get all at once
when the people are about to give
him . spanking. Really 1t is too bad
that the silent senator" has waited
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that this nation may continue to pros
per, the former must be taught in
every possible way to make his farm
produce more and at the same time,
not denude the farm of it's fertility;
the ladies, who have charge of the
consumption, should learn home econ
Omy and the tradesmen whose work
depends upon agriculture such as
steam engineers and creamerymen
should be skilled, and should be taught
first principals correctly.
TO meet this demand the South Da-
kOta State College is offering a sys-
tenn of short courses of varying
length in agriculture, dairying, steam
engineering and home economics. The
two weeks course in agriculture be-
gan Monday, January 9th and will
close on Friday the 18th. DR.. Brigham,
the distinguished poultry expert from
Columbia School of Poultry Culture
gave a series of ten lectures upon the
care and management of poultry. Nj.
l.. Wilson, who studied corn under
Professor Holden of Iowa, was here
last year and is here again this year
to teach corn Judging and the proper
selection of seed corn to the two
weeks special students. Stock juding
is also given attention, the students
going right into the ring with Profess
sor Wilson and learning from nature,
the points of the animal. AS contin-
uation of this course for all who wish
to stay six weeks course is given in
Guiding the above and taking up work
in the culture and fruit raising with
practical work in budding and graft
ing under Professor n. f.. Hansen
Diseases of live stock and their cure
is the subject of a series of lecture
recitationS which continue throughout
the course. Injurious weeds and
grasses and insects that affect plants
are given considerable attention in lee
lures illustrated by laboratory work.
The Deer IL Weber Co. offer a prize
of fine No. Q corn planter to the stu
dent OF the two weeks course under
twenty-one years of age who presents
the best ten ears of corn and for a
second prize they offer one of their
latest model riding cultivators. Jno
NJ. Downer of Freeman, s. ID. offers a
pure bred Chester White gilt to the boy
who does the best work in stock judg-
ing.
For the girls, very practical courses
are offered in cooking, sewing and
home economy. The work in cooking
is study of the preparation of meats,
eggs, fish, cereals, vegetables, fruit,
bread and pastries for the table. In
sewing the students are given work
in drafting cutting and tailoring. In
the home economy work, lectures are
given upon marketing. serving, clean
ing, sick room methods, dieteties and
hygiene. This course occupies three
months. A large class is enrolled. For
young men who desire to learn a good
trade. for which there is an ever in
creasing demand and which can be
learned in minimum of time, no bet
ter opportunity is open than the three
months course in dairy science. The
students are at work now in the col
lege creamery under the able super
vision of Prof. Larson and are turn
ing out butter of such a quality that
1t finds ready market at thirty cents
per pound when dairy butter Is selling
for twenty-five in this city. Cheese
making is thoroughly gone into and
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Mrs. Clarence Watson. wife of the
president of the Consolidated Coal
Co., of West Virginia. as soon as she
learned of the terrible mine disaster
which killed so many miners. who
were in her husbands employ. at once
went to the scene and gave every pos
ible aid in the relief, and has since
let the contract for building $780,
900 asylum which will furnish a home
for the 1000 or more little children
who We're rendered fatherless by the
disaster. How much better Mrs. Wat
son viii feel over this philanthropic
act than she would to havesspent the
money for costly necklace;pr to have
Toasted a company OF fri@nds. Mrs.
Watson is woman OF sofiety and a
lover of fine horses, but sic also gives
evidence OF loving humanity which is
the noblest trait of all 81 could pos
sess.
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graduates of this course are practic.
ally assured of positions.
"A five months course in Stema en-
gineering is afforded which is highly
practical. Former graduates have, in
general, met with uniform success.
Engine practice, shop-work. military
drill and lower mathematics are en-
bodied in this course. Upon it's salts
factory completion the student re-
ceives certificate of competency to