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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31
Monday

X. of P.-Valient Lodge No. 155, at
122 East 9Th ave.
Ia. OF P.-Amity Lodge No. 231 at
837 North Kansas eve.
f. o. E.-Topeka Aerie No. So at
els Van Buren,.
Gil No. 4. at 1902 North Kansas ave.
1. o. Red Men-Shawnee Tribe No.
IA, at lis East 9Th ave.
S. s. D. of Justice-Topeka Council
No. 5, at Security hall.
Fraternal brotherhood - Topeka
Lodge No. 81, at 119 West 9Th ave.
Fraternal Union of A-Topeka
lodge No. 522, at 522 Kansas ave.
HOd Carriers and Building LaborerS
Local No. 287, at 61S Kansas ave. Geo.
Hagen, secy., sos East 18th.
Painters LOcal-NO. Sc at 420 Kan
sas ave, secretay Frank P. Woodruff,
GIT Hancock st.
1st Battery at 4O4-406 Kansas ave.
r. A. M.-Topeka Chapter No. 5, at
Masonic hall.
L. o. o. F.-CapitoIa Rebekah Lodge
No. 219, at Security hall.
A. o. Observation-Disclosures Co.
Division No. 1, at III West 9Th ave.
A. o. H.-Ladies' Branch No. 1, at
III West 9Th ave.
w. c. t. U.-At First NJ. z. church.
JOurneymen TaiIors-Loca1 No. 100,
at 215 Quincy st. Secy. c. E. Caulson,
234 Buchanan.
Printing Pressmen-LocaI No. 40,
at SIS Kansas ave. Secy. c. G. Grosch,
30 West goth.
Lodge No. ?, at 404 Kansas ave.
COlOred X. & L. of Protection-Cap-
itol City, Council No. 1 at 429 Kansas
ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31

Typographical Union-No. 121, at
Labor temple. E. J. Gribbin, secretary.
Ind. Phone 1850 Ring ].
B. of L. f. & E.-LocaI No. 205, at
122 East 9Th ave, at $3.50 p m.
Retail CIePkS-Local No. 2151, at
SIS Kansas ave, 1870 p. m. Secy. c..
G. Coulson, 709 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31

Y. NJ. G. A. and every day at corner
9Th and Quincy.
Y. w. @. a. and every day, End Floor
Masonic Bldg. 623 jackson.
Civic University Club-At 119 West
9Th ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-31

X: T-Topeka Commandery No. s.
at Masonic hall.
Scottish Rite-Council of Admins
tration at Masonic hall
x. & i. of Honor-Eureka Lodge
No 2843, at 216 West 9Th ave.
Ladies' of the Grand Army-LincoIn
Circle No 1, at 118 East 9Th ave, at
2:30 p. m.
w. r. c. No. "a for Topeka Post at
216 West 9Th ave.
CoIored A. T.. & A. M.-Mount Mo-
riah Lodge No. 5 at 404 Kansas ave.
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Tuesday

10. o. F.-Shawnee Lodge No. Cd
at III West 9Th ave.
Council No. at 1902 North Kansas
ave.
K. & L. of Security-CapitaI Coun-
Gil No. 1 at Security hall.
Degree of Honor-Excelsior Lodge
No. 81, at Security hall
NJ. w. of A.-Sunhower Camp No. 536,
at 1913 West 9Th ave.
knights Protected Ark-Capital Ark
No. 60, at 122 East 9Th ave.
Owls-Topeka Nest No. 10, at 40
East 9Th ave.
FraternaI Aid Ass't.-Topeka Coun-
ell No. 2, at Security hall
Topeka OratOriO SOc.-At 107 East
8th ave.
MouIders Union-Local No. 424, at
618 Kansas ave. Secretary, G. L.
WhitlOck 7O1 Clay
Z. B. of Carpenters-LocaI No. 1445
at 618 Kansas ave. Secretary, r. F.
Gist, 326 Fillmore.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board of
County Commissioners Of Brookings
County, South Dakota, at the office of
the County Auditor in the City of
Brookings until 2 o'clock p. m, We'd
nesday, January 5th, 1910 for furnish
ish material and labor and building all
bridges that may be ordered by said
Board during the ensuing year., such
bridges to be located and built at
places as designated and ordered by
said Board.
Each bid must be per lineal foot of
bridge and must be accompanied by
complete plans and specifications, and
all bidders must accompany their bids
with a certified check filed in a separ-
ate envelope, for the sum Of One
Thousand (Si, 100000 drawn on
some bank in Brookings, S. d. and
made payable to the order of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Brookings County as a guarantee that
the biddtr will enter into a contract
with said County in case his bid is &C
cepted, otherwise the check to be for
feited to said county.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any Or all bids.
Dated at Brookings, S. D., this LIST
day of December, 1909.
o. ]. BITTERNESS,
At County Auditor.
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"The song you sang under my lutndOu.'
pleased with his strong face and shape
ly head. The chin was square, but
not heavy; the mouth humorous, kind
ly and firm; the nose bridged, and the
brown eyes, sleepy, yet with latent
fires, We're really handsome. She was
not afraid to be alone with him, nol
was it really necessary to wear
mask. But the in her hear
that she believed to be dead was moi
dead, only waiting to be rekindled.
Il will sing!'
"That is more than l dared to hope
What shall 1t be-" she asked.
"The song you sang under my win
dow"
But that is for the male voice."
you sang it very well nevertheless
l have a good memory too" He leaned
forward, his arms crossed OF his knees
Was there ever in all the world sucl
an Arabian night?
She sang, but without that buoyant
note Of the first night. One after an
other he called out the popular airs OF
the old light operas. She had them al
on her tongues end.
Where had he seen that copy OF
Botticelli before? If only there was {
little more light!
Pardon me-" he said. "You asked
She repeated her question, wondering
what had drawn his attention.
II like my grand opera after dinner
After dinner l shall want Verdi, Der
lioz, Gounod."
But after dinner / may not care tc
sing" She spoke In German.
He was not expecting this tongue.
Besides. his German had lever been a
finished product. For all that, he made
a passable reply.
you speak as many languages as a
Swiss hotel concierge"
II wish l did. My mother had one
idea in regard to my youth should
speak four languages and eventually
become a great diplomat. My mother
had one OF the lOveliest voices. 1t wa
a joy to hear her speak. now Italian,
now German. now French. We were
great comrades. 1t was rare fun to
20 with her or an antique hunting eX-
petition. They eve fooled her nor
got the better Of her in a bargain"
She liked the way he spoke Of his
mother.
But you,' he said-"you are not
Italian?"
She smiled.
Her fingers stirred over the keys
again, and Grieg's "Papillon" f1uttered
softly from flower to flower.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING
PETITION.

State of South Dakota In
County of Bookings County Court
In the Matter of the Estate of George
Douglas, Deceased.
Philo Hall having this day duly filed
a petition that the probate proceed
ings had by the District Court of Linn
County, Iowa, in the matter of the
said estate Of George Douglas, de-
ceased, of which duly certified copies
were filed herein accompanying said
petition, be adopted by this Court and
that said probate proceeding herein
be ordered by this Court to be treat
ed as original proceedings in this
Court, and conclusive evidence Of the
facts therein stated. Now therefore
it is hereby ordered that said petition
shall be brought on for hearing be-
fore said Court and the undersigned
Judge thereof at the office of said
County Judge in the Postoffice Block
on Main Street in the City of Brook
ings, %Brookings County, South Dakota
On the 18th day of January, 1910 at
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that
day, at which time and place any
creditor of said George Douglas or
any person interested may appear and
show cause why such order should
not be made.
Dated at Bookings, Brookings
County, South Dakota this 18th day
of December, 1909.
Albert Matson,
Attest: County Judge.
Norman A.. Hanson,
{SeaD Clerk. 4t-1-13-1O
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

him sasheS and decorations. -An1 Iney
credit us with being money mad! 1t
Is not true"
but, if you are not money mad, why
these great fortunes" obviously.
AT a certain age Il fortune in this
country doubles itself without any eff
fort on the part of the owner. Few of
us marry for money, and when we do
we at least have the manhood to keep
the letter of our bargain"
"And when you marryT" she queried.
"Well it is generally the we
love. Dowries are not considered.
There is no social law which forbids
a dowerless girl to marry a dowerless
man." laughing. But over there ii is
always and eternally a business con-
tract simply. You know that"
Eyes, a business contract listlessly.
"But they talk of nobility on the
other side. That is it; they talk, talk
Italy, France, Germany! Why. l had
rather be the son of an English farm
er than a prince on the continent. And
l had rather be what l am than the
greatest nobleman In England"
"Go on. go on! like it. What do
you call i%t-jingo?" she laughed.
"Call It what you will. Look Mt the
men We produce. Three or four hun
dred years Europe gave us great
poets, great artists. great soldiers,
great churchmen and great rascals.
81 .o, r,, -,Ia, Ia a., ~
Napoleon, a Talleyrand. n Machiavelli.
But a petty one! We have no art. no
music, no antiquity, but we have a
race OF gentlemen. The old country is
not breeding them nowadays"
%"Signora, dinner is served" the maid
announced.
~'Signora!" thought Hillard.
CATER you, Mr.. Hillard," she said.
He bowed and passed on before her,
but not till he had passed did he un-
derstand the maneuver. To follow her
would have been nothing less than the
temptation to pluck at the strings of
her mask. Would he have touched 1t
He could not say.
That dinner! Was he in New York
Was it not Bagdad, the bottle and the
genii? Had he ever. eve I'm his most
romantic dreams, expected to turn a
page SO charming. so enchanting or SO
dangerous to his peace Of mind, q
game Of magical hide and seek?
And she? A whim, a fantastic, un
accountable whim-the whim Of a wo'
man seeking forgetfulness, not count
ing the cost nor caring, simply a
within.
On the little table was a Tuscany
brass lamp Of three wicks, fed by olive
Oil. 1t was sufficient to light the ia
BILE. but the rest Of the room was sunk
In darkness. He half understood that
there was a definite purpose In this
semi-illumination. She had no wish
that he should by chance recognize
anything familiar in this house.
May / ask you one question:" he
asked.
NO" promptly. There was some
thing In his eyes that made her grow
wary Of a sudden.
"Then l shan't ask it. l shall moi
ask you If you are married"
"And / shall not say n way or thu
other"
She smiled, and he laughed quietly.
A running conversations; a fencing
match with words and phrases; tim
after time she touched him, but will
all his skill he could not break through
her guard.
"And that interesting dissertation OF
the American gentleman she sale
icily.
That's the trouble with posing as {
moralist. One must live up to the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
Professional Cards.
PHYSICIANS
HOSPITAL,

BRooKlNGs HOSPITAL,
r. e. Boyden A. II. stoit.
Home phone 253 Home phone $40
Physicians and Surgeons.
Hospital ana general practice; eye.
ear, nose and throat. City offices
rear of First National Bank Building
Office hours 9 a. m. to IL m; 1880 y
m. to 5 p. N. Hospital Z p. m. to 8
D. m Office phone 141.
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al, then knocked timidly on the door
leading to the drawing room.
"Avanti",' called a soft voice.
Hillard gathered in his courage,
opened the door and stepped inside.
On a divan near a lamp sat a woman
In black. Only a patch OF white throat
| could be seen, for her shoulders were
not bare and her arms only to the ell
bows. Her back was turned squarely.
But what a head! He caught his
breath. 1t glowed like a copper beech
in the sunshine.
Madam he faltered. He spoke
English and not very firmly.
The woman turned. Hillard took a
step backward and Numbered against
a pedestal.
She vas masked!
Masked. Only her mouth and chin
were visible, and several little pieces
Of court plaster effectually disguised
these. There vas a mystery. He to
come blindfOlded and she to wear a
mask-eXtraordinary!
"And this" she said ironically, SIS
the gentleman who leaned out Of the
window"
He brought all his faculties together,
for he knew he would need them In
this encounter. "Supposing l had
have mattered. l should not have
been more at your feet than / am
now" This was very good, consid-
ering how dry his tongue was.
Hillard reached a chair successful
ly enough, but he never could rec
ollect how. He sat down as n bashful
man sits down in q crowded ballroom,
with his knees drawn in tightly and
his feet at sympathetic angles.
Presently she laughed with malice.
"You are not comfortable in that
chair"
THAT is true, and yet it is soft and
roomy. l am uneasy. Perhaps you
recall to my subconsciousness a period
in my former existence on earth, or, If
you will, one Of my ancestors"
81 fail to understand"
"Well, a Hillard 200 years ago had
his head cut off by an ax. His eXecu'
toner wore a mask"
"a mistake. Your ancestor should
have been hanged"
and l along with him, you would
imply?"
"Are you not Irish? I have known
Irishmen Of the name Of Hillard."
'"They were in disguise. But / have
a generous strain of Irish blood in me;
otherwise l shouldn't have had the
courage to follow up an adventure like
this
Thanks. The compliment is rather
ambiguous"
my compliments annot possibly bt
more ambiguous than your appearance
Surely there will be IN hour for un
masking"
at has already begun, Mr.. Hillard."
$50 l am the one who Is to be un
masked? Well, l have only the mash
nature gave to me. l wish she had
been more liberal. But | shall sec
what can be done with it,"
He took note OF her teeth and felt a
sudden tinge Of regret. One may dis
guise the face and hair, but the teeth
are always the anne Two lower teetl
on the right side appeared to- be gone
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'
- ing softly.
MY father was an American,
A my mother Italian. But I have
lived in Europe nearly all my life.
There. You have more OF my history
than / intended telling you" The
music went dreamily.
81 knew It. Who but an American
woman would have the courage to do
what you are doing tonight? Who
but one Of mine own countrywomen
would trust me so wholly and accept
me so frankly for what l am-an
American gentleman"
SOFTLY she warned. you will dig
a pit for your vanity"
"No. I am an American gentleman,
and I I'm proud Of it, though his state
ment in your ears may have a school,
boy ring"
"a nobility in this country? Impos-
siblew
Not the kind you find in the Al
manach de Gotha. speak Of the no.
bility Of the hear: ana the mind" He
was very much in earnest now
"Indeed!' The music stopped, and
she turned. She regarded his earnest
ness with favor. He continued:
II have travelled much. / have found
noblemen everywhere, in all chimes,
and also l have found beasts. Oh, l
confess that my country il not wholly
free from the beast. But the beast
here is a beast-shunned, ~discredited,
outcast. On the other side, II he be
mentioned in the Almanach, they give
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sist In melting her new reserve.
you %recollect, then, that | possess a
voice.
1t is all l have to recollect. Tell
me, whittier IS all this to lead?'
"To the door and into the fog again.
ION my word. I'm half inclined to
believe you IL be an anarchist or a
red or something on that order
Put yourself at ease. | am neither
Leddy Lightfinger nor a Socialist.
There are no dynamite bombs in this
house"
Her severity, her irony and her ap,
parent lack Of warmth were mere mat
tiers of calculation. Her plan was to
inspire him with trepidation. to keep
him always at arms length, for his
own safety as well as hers. She knew
something of men. She was secretly
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

How can you be without one? The
best loose leaf ledger made for $1.00.
Call at the Register Office and see it.
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q. T. GREEN-Physician and surgeon
Office, Binford Block Room l. Phone
B-9. Hours 9 a. m. to IL m. l p.
m. to 5 p. m. Residence 715-6th Ave.
Phone 1893. Hours 5 p. III. to 9. a. m.
II m. to l p. m. Calls answered at
all hours.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

orc IitttU Ufttb u ttNG UC|OSS HC
center Of the table.
precepts. Would you believe me IL l
told you that at the age of three and
thirty j am still heart whOle?"
She parted, Il trust you will not
spoil that excellent record by making
love to me-" She reached for the
matches, touched off one, watched it
burn for a moment, extinguished it
and then deliberately drew a line
across the center Of the tablecloth.
"Now, what might that representa-
he asked curiously.
"a line, Mr.. Hillard. The moment
YOU cross that line that moment you
leave this house. On guard"
Ito be c%ontinueC.)
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
NOTICE.

All those indebted to Peter Hallen
will please come and settle their ac-
count before the first of the year, as
l have sold out ind am going away
soon. Peter Hallen.
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CONTINUED from last week.

He passed over these articles, shook
the wrinkles from his trousers, smooth
ed his chin and stood at attention. The
maid eyed him with abundant approx
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
REDUCED RATES FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
Via The Western Line.

Low rate tickets on sale between all
stations in So. Dakota on The North
Western Line within a distance of 900
miles, Dec. "a, 20 and 81 and Jan. 1;
return limit January 3, 1910. For full
particulars apply to any ticket agent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
CHAPTER vi.

INTO THE FOG AGAIN.
NRESENTLY she spoke, still play
- ing softly.
My father was an American,
"A my mother Italian. But have
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-02

Rheims. France.--The worldwide
interest in the doings of the aviators
at Rheims increased as each day saw
some record broken, some new feat
accomplished.
No one can read the story of the
performances and retain any linger-
ing doubt that the conquest of the air
has been achieved and that it now
only remains to further develop and
perfect the aeroplane.
The popular impression that as
cents were practicable only in very
calm weather will be dispelled by the
performances in a wind blowing twen-
ty odd miles an hour and with strong
eddies. NJ. Paulhan's fight of nearly
nineteen miles. part of it at the great
height of nearly 500 feet. and in the
course of which he overlook and
passed railway train, gave the as
semblage magnificent spectacle, ana
It is not surprising to read or the
boundless enthusiasm he excited.
In view of the high wind there
might have been no racing but for a
visit from the President of the Re-
public. accompanied by members of
the Cabinet and distinguished officers
of the French and British armies.
| That flights were successfully and
safely made in the circumstances not
only demonstrates the practicable
stage that aviation has reached. but
seems TO prove also the superiority
of the biplane in the matter of stabil-
ity over the monoplane. At any rate
the latter type of machine did not
| figure in the records.
The speed record made by Mr.. Cur
! tiss, the American aviator, was bro
| ken by NJ. Latham. who covered the
| six and one-fifth miles in eight min
utes, four and two-flfths seconds
beating by twenty-seven seconds the
time made by Mr.. Curtiss.
There are two visitors at Rheims
of whom little is heard. but who are
among the most interested of specta
tors. They are the naval and mill
tary attaches from Paris, and 1t 1:
safe TO assume that they will obtair
many wrinkles" that will prove val
liable in adapting the aeroplane Il
military use on sea and land. The
"ayiation week" at Rheims is a won
derful event. and will give q tremen
dous impetus to invention and expert
ment in the newborn but alread!
practicable art of aerial navigation.
Experts are astonished to find how
widely diffused is the interest In thu
art and sport of aviation and at thu
number of persons already proficien
In 1t. Mr.. Curtiss says:
1T never realized that there are 81
many good aviators. This meeting
will help the aeronautic movemen
enormously by bringing TO the atten
tion of the public the progress tha
has been made in flying. Our objec
in coming here was to win the Coup
Internationale. We had no idea o
doing any business. yet every day W
have inquiries from persons anxiou
to buy our machines or to take u
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We Are Getting On.

Sometimes we are prone to forget
what progress the world is making
and look only upon imperfections
that still call upon us for removal.
4 good antidote for this pessimistic
forgetfu!ness is found in President
Tafts letter forbidding census super
visors TO indulge in political activi-
ty; and especially in the tone which
the letter manifests toward the
spoils system in general.
OF the justice and wisdom OF
this order no question will arise in
any enlightened mind, or in any
minds at all. in fact, except those
who are still blindly and foolshly
welded TO the old Jacksonian doc
trine that TO the victors belong the
spoils. 1t is ar last possible for one
to assert without danger OF over
whelming scorn that census super
yisors as we'll as other federal APP
pointees are entitled to serve the
public from which their support is
derived and not the party politicians
who have usurped the power they
have so notoriously abused, Indian
apolis Star.
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Idle Curiosity.

Many well-meaning persons are
apt to confuse what they regard as
interest in others with idle curiosity,
and thereby cause serious annoyance
II not actual suffering, besides plac-
ing themselves in an unenviable
light. Very often the display of
curiosity is unconscious and arises
from desire to give evidence to
some friend of q willingness on our
part to share his confidence, but the
friend is very sure not to avail him
self of this opportunity, else he
would have sought IL himself. There
are some sorrows In nearly every
ones life which reach down too
deeply into the heart to bear even
the kindliest inquisition; sorrows
which we are not willing to speak of
voluntarily even to those nearest and
dearest to us, and yet II often hap
pens that 1t Ii upon such q subject
as this that some kind friend Is apt
to question us. or course a curiosi-
ty of this sort Is more than idle; II
is an evidence of lack OF consldera-
tion, TO say the least. and is sup
posed not to obtain In genteel society,
and yet we venture to say that there
Is hardly person In this wide world
OF ours who has not at some period
when misfortune has entered his
life suffered from the idle curiosity
OF some supposed riend.--Charles-
ton News and Courier.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-02
PAINT DURABILITY.

The first thought in painting should,
of course, be durability-and dura-
bility means simply pure paint prop
erly applied Pure paint is pure
white lead and lnseed oil (with or
without tinting materially.
Some years agothe paint-buyer was
likely TO get adulterated or counter
felt white lead If he was nc. familiar
with brands. To-day he may buy
with perfect safety if he only makes
sure that the Dutch Boy Painter
trademark is on the packages Of
white lead that he buys. This trade
mark was adopted by National Lead
Company to distinguish the pure
white lead made by them from the
worthless adulterated and fake goods.
1t is guarantee as valuable TO the
house-owner as the education Of a
paint expert could be.