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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-01-07

and our last horse dropped down cE
hausted. What were we to do? l don't
know where I got the strength, but l
both plunged on. | would not give
in-ths thought that they might be
starving at home forced me on, l don't
know how far we walked; | hardly
knew in what direction we were 60
ing; my n thought was to keep o
ing. The poor fellow lear me was
completely gone, and lay down to
sleep. begged him to get up, to try
to move. l beat him; | dragged him
along; but he only begged to be left
alone. l grabbed him by the collar
and Just pulled him along, stopping to
rest every few minutes. | couldn't
see; | couldn't feel; l myself longed
to lie down in the soft snow and go
to sleep. Then I thought of the dear
ones at home; | would never see them
again. This gave me renewed energy,
and, dragging my half lifeless com
rade, stumbling under the weight OF
the pack, | plunged on. Finally | was
completely done; I couldn't go another
step; | felt that death couldn't be far
off. Oh, the utter misery of despair
Of that moment. ! sank down n
crieu in utter helplessness. l don't
know what made me-, but | struggled
to my feet once more and called again
and again, but the storm only Knocked
me. and | sank down once nor |
was SO sleepy and tired, and it was so
nice and soft lying in the snow. The
next thing | remember | was feeling
some whisky being poured down my
throat, and then that | vas being
dragged through the snow and that
| was home and safe. Well, boys, do
you know who did It? Why, it was
that little woman sitting SO quiet by
the fire, there. 1t appears that she
somehow had a pre3entiment that
was out in the storm and she kept
little while, as she had been doing
nearly every night. When | gave up
to die | was ea.er home than |
thought, and she heard ny call. She
got some whisky. and, making the
man hold a torch so that she could
find her way back, she plowed through
all that snow and storm until she
found me, and her by main force she
dragged me back to the house. Not
only that, but she vent back again
and brought in the other poor fell
low. What do you think of hat for
pluck? 1t was weeks before l got over
the effects of that night; but ! tell
you what, boys, that was the happiest
New Year | ever had. It's nearly
twelve o'clock; so fill up, all. and
make ready to drink the New Year
in when the clock strikes, and one
toast that | know you'll all join with
me in drinking will be: The Heroine
of New Years Evenly Little Wife.
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THE USUAL THING

No more we'll swear, no moro we'll
drink,
No more our money squander;
No more We'll lick their mother;
OF church we'll be much fonder.
No more we'll cuff the %children's
No more we'll lick thei rmother;
No more we'll kick u dog about
Or borrow from our brother.
Wo'l steal no more, though oppor-
Well tap no tills this season;
And highway robbery give up
For most sufficient reason.
Well want to murder, but we won't
Well want to play at arson:
Wen want to steal the pews from
church,
And rob the good old parson.
Wen thirst to kill a cop or two
Well itch to make abductions;
Well want to burn the poorhouse
down
And make some big reductions.
But tits the Day when all resolve
The Day OF resolutions;
The Day when all awake to feel
The need of evolutiOns.
So put it down in black and white,
And say it altogether;
Wei angels be the coming year,
No matter what the weather"
JOE KERR.
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smooth on the inside to permit the
si!age to settle without forming air
pockets. which cause a certain amount
of the adjoining silage to rot. Several
foundation walls were found con.
structed as shown at the left of Fig.
2, and in each case a considerable
amount of spoiled silage was found at
the shoulder made by the wall. The
foundation wall, and in fact the walls
OF the entire silo, should be as smooth
as possible. If due care Is used in
tramping the silage during the filling.
doors which extend into the silo are
not a serious objection, though per-
fectly flush doors are certainly an ad-
vantage. A vertical wall is the only
satisfactory wall to use, as a wall in
clined outward will support the silage
to a certain extent and prevent its
settling satisfactorily, thus creating
air pockets. When the wall is in
clined inward the silage will settle
away from it. In the case OF con-
crete silos with tapered walls, these
should be vertical on the inside.
Best results are obtained where tho
silage is uniformly distributed
throughout the silo and Is carefully
packed near the walls and around the
doors by tramping. Care should be
taken that the heavy and light por-
tons shall be uniformly mixed. Some
silo owners are Of the opinion that a
great amount Of tramping Is unneces'
sary, but the Investigations Of the
writer's would indicate that where
tramping was not followed there was
always a certain amount OF spoiled
silage and that the money spent for
labor used in thoroughly tramping the
silage In the silo when filled brought
good returns.
1t is desirable to prevent the freez
ing of silage in the silo during cold
weather as far as possible and the
silo of a construction to prevent freez.
ing to the largest degree is the prefer.
able one, other things being equal. II
Is difficult to make a comparison be
tween the merits Of the various types
Of silOs In this respect owing to the
inability to find them under like con.
ditions. Freezing of silage is due to
loss Of heat; first, through the silo
wall; and second, to the air in contact
with the feeding surface. The first
loss may be reduced by using a non.
conducting wall in the silo and the
second by preventing the circulation
of air above the silage in the silo.
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w GREEN NOuNLHIN STHW SHOS AT THE NHIRy
HRM.t IOWA STATE COLLEGE,

The silo may be made an ornament
to any group of farm buildings. Its form
is such that It may be made to add to
the appearance of any style Of con-
struction. One or moro conical silo
roofs when viewed from a distance,
or the full height Of the curved walls
at a closer range, gives a very pleas
Ing effect when placed in a setting of
rectangular buildings. This impress
sion is entirely Independent Of the
great value of silage as a feed and
Is pleasing to such a degree that
a prospective purchaser, in making a
close decision, would be influenced
to a far greater extent than the origi-
nal cost of the silo.
In our illustration is a view Of the
new dairy barn at Iowa State college
showing two stave silos and the a
ner in which they add to the appear
ance of the adjoining buildings.
OF the silos reported by their own
ers or visited. 1875 were located out
side of the barn and 26 inside. Those
located inside of a building were large
ly of a type not well adapted to be
placed outside. These reports indi-
cate that a location of the silo outside
fof all buildings meets with greater
favor among those using silos. There
are good reasons for his. First, the
silo, with the exception of a few types,
is of such a construction that it does
not need the protection of a covered
building. Second, it is not economical
to place a silo in a building where it
will occupy space which may be put
to other use. Third, a silo located in
side Of a building is often unhandy
to fill. The forage cannot be deliv-
cred to the cutter conveniently.
Fourth. by locating a silo outside of
the building and only connecting it
thereto with a passage provided with
doors, the Objectionable odor of the
silage may be kept out of the build.
ing. BY arranging the silo SO as to be
connected to the feeding room with a
feed way, it should be as convenient
for feeding as when located in the
building itself. A very commo ar
rangement is to so locate the silo that
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the passage way from silo to barn is a
continuation of the feed way in the
barn. In general, it seems that there
are few advantages in building a silO
inside of a building and many in
building it outside. There are types
of barns. the large round barn, for in
stance, which are of a form making
it impossible for a silo to be con
veniently located at the center
The fundamental principle in the
preservation of green forage when
placed in a silo is the exclusion of air.
It is the purpose of any silo regardless
Of it's construction to exclude air as
far as possible from the silage and In
this way prevent decay. To prevent
the air from reaching the silage all
silos must have air tight walls. These
must be rigid enough not to be sprung
out Of shape by the pressure Of the
silage, permitting air to enter next to
the wall. Not only the walls but the
doors also, must be perfectly air tight.
To accomplish this they should be
we'll fitted and the joints made ore
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UNDER THE SNOW
TRUE STORY OF NEW YEARS EVE

1t was New Years eve on Jack Rails
toms ranch, and the family and guests
were all gathered about the huge open
fireplace in the living-room, drinking
their coffee after a late dinner. The
lights were not lit and the party sat
In the Pickering light of a big fire of
cracking pine Logs. which threw out
This party was the usual one that
yearly gathered at Jack Ralston's to
spend the Christmas holidays with
him and his family. AS they sat in
the cheerful warmth and glow Of the
IRE they listened to the fearful storm
that roared outside. A blizzard had
been raging for the past three days;
the wind howled and shrieked through
the mountain peaks, driving the fast
falling snow before It and piling IT.
up in immense drifts against every
obstruction. 1t was a bitter, biting.
cold wind, toe, as it tore through the
valley like a demon seeking whom it
might destroy, doing it's utmost to
completely bury the house from view
In the snow; but, shelter ed as it was
by two giant rocks, one on each side.
with the mountain-side at its back.
the house was safe, in it's snug little
spot, even from the storms greatest
fury. The inclement weather had
kept the men indoors, and they were
grumbling over their enforced idle
ness, and Dragged about the amount OF
game they would have bagged had
they only been able to get out.
Say, Jack, it's some time yet be.
fore midnight. Can't you spin us a
yarn?" finally said Bobby Caruthers,
after a long pause in the conversation
well, | was just thinking" said
Jack, " Of just such a night as this.
fifteen years ago, when. if 1t had not
been for the pluck Of that little WON.
an yonder, l would not be here tonight
to see the new year come in" and
he gazed fondly at his wife, who still
looked like a young woman as she
sat in the Pickering light, although on
one side sat her son, a fair young
giant, and on the other her daughter,
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And he told him to eat till he was
through.
And the tramp he ate, and stuffed and
stuffed,
And chewed and chanked and
stuffed some more;
And of cider he drank a barl or so,
And of goose he continued to eat
galore.
From morn till noon-from noon till
night
He ate and drank, and the cheer
was his;
He lost no time in telling his yarn,
But strictly attended to what was
biz.
When night had como, with the hens
at roost,
The farmer old with the merciful
heart;
He threw out hints that twas time to
60,
And said he was sorry with friends
to part.
He limited some more-unheeded his
words
He rose and bent over his guest OF
the snow;
And he found him as dead as a nail
in the door.
He had gone In the way ev'ry
tramp wants to 60.
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She Was There.

A New York man recently wrote to
q lawyer in another town asking for
Information touching the standing OF
a person there who had owed him a
considerable sum Of money for a long
time. What property has he that I
could attach?" was n Of the Ques-
lions asked. The lawyers reply was
to the point. "The person to whom
you REFER" he wrote. died a year
ago. He has left nothing subject to
attachment except q widow"
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perfect by felt pads or gaskets. 1t 10
good practice where the silo door sets
against a shoulder, to place clay
worked into the consistency of putty
in the Joint. The clay is placed on
the bearing surface and the door
placed owe 1t and when the pressure
of the silage comes against the door
an air tight joint is obtained. Tar
paper is successfully used by some
silo owner either in strips to cover
the cracks around the doors or in
widths sufficient to cover the entire
door and lap a few inches on the silo
walls.
Not only should the walls be tight
and rigid, but they should be perfectly
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A NEW YEARS TRAGEDY

From a bed Of hay In a farmers barn,
A tramp he awoks on the glad New
Year;
He hadn't a cent, and was hungry and
cold,
And existence to MIN was sad aud
drear.
He didn't expect, as his way he pur-
sued,
Tho bells were a-ringing the glad
New Year,
To meet a soft snap and have an in
vite
To come along in and partake of a
The year that was dead was nothing
to him
The year that had dawned was
nothing more;
He'd continue to tramp and freeze and
thaw,
And SILVER and shake and sleep and
snore.
But Farmer Jones, with a merciful
heart,
A heart with a feeling for others
woe
Caught sight Of the tramp as he
hoofed along
In storm and slset and a foot OF
snow.
And he called him In with cheerful
call,
And he gave him TO drink of cider
new;
And he sat him down to a festive
board,
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A Break-D Down.

THAT dog Of yours" said Tete de
Veau, "looks thoroughly tagged. Have
you had him out hunting?"
L'Oignon, shaking his head. patted
the animal compassionately.
mo-" said he. "My wife took hin
on a Christmas shopping trip and he
has been off his feed ever. since. He's
q young dog. you know, and not good
FOR more than forty or fifty miles 8
day"
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Thought II Time.

Emily (playing "house")-Now. I'll
be mamma and you'll be papa, and
little Ben and Bessie will be Il ba.
bies.
Willie (after a moment. anxiously)
Amt 1t about time to whip the chill
dren?
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The U~nattainable.

You never want the thing you can
afford with half the passionate long
ing with which you yearn for that
which is beyond your means.
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They Stuck to Il.

They were discussing the fragility
of New Year ~swear-offs.
"And, yet" said L'Oignon, 81 know
personally eleven pampered milton
aires who swore OF at the beginning
Of 1908. and who are still nrm to
their OATH"
"Come, come" sneered Tets dc
Veau. impossible. And what did they
swear Off"
Their personal property tax" said
L'OignOn.
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Not Clear.

Doctor (after examining baby
"The child needs a mustard plaster"
Young Mother-"Yes. doctor-ex.
ternally or internally?"
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He had escaped at Christmas,
And felt happier than a sinner;
But little did his turkship know
He was kept for a New Years din
ner!
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The Real Christmas Spirit.

The Real Christmas Spirit.
The real Christmas spirit Is pos
sessed by the man, woman or child
who, having received a poor little gift,
treasures it because 1t was all the
sender could afford to give.
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40 man can think well Of himself.
Who does not think well of others.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
ARCHITECTS DESIGN
ARTISTICDWfLLINGS
Attractive Structure Planned
for Charles Zeimer With
PergOla Entrance

An attractive apartment building is
being erected at Clay street and Pre-
sidio avenue for Charles Zeimer, and
is to be known as the Zeiner apart
ments The architecture is pure Span
ism mission, with a pergola entrance
and a patio IN the center, thus allow
ing an abundant supply of air and sun
shine, as well as providing a shady
lounging place in the hot weather.
All the rooms have an outlook on the
outside of the building or on the court.
which viii be decorated with palms
and shrubs. and the red tiles on the
court and roof will be in pleasing con-
trast to the plaster walls and dark
colOred ironwork. Every room will be
equipped with the most modern conven-
fences in regard to heat and hot water
supply
Stone & Smith the designers of these
apartments, have reputation for art
istic dwellings and this will be one Of
the most attractive in the neighbor-
hood.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
ESTABLISH
A DIVORCE COURT
Los Angeles Jurists Form First
Tribunal of the Kind in
California

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1S.--Los Angeles
county is to have the first divorce court
In California. If not in the country.
Arrangements were completed for it
today at a conference of judges of the
superior court in the chambers of the
presiding Judge, w. P. James.
Judge James is to be the first Judge
OF the divorce court and will take his
seat in that capacity May /. He will
devote practically all of his time to the
consideration OF divorce matters His
term in that work will continue one
year, and thereafter the divorce court
VIII fall to the lot Of each Of the judges
IN the year following his year as pre-
siding Judge.
Uniformity in the method of handling
divorce cases and in the point of view
OF the Judge hearing such cases are
regarded as strong points in favor of
the new system Heretofore there has
oeen no fixed standard in judging Gues-.
lons brought out in divorce trials.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
PimpIes
Cannot Live
When the Blood Is Purified With
STARTS Calcium Waters
TrIaI Paekage Send Free.


Pimples, blotches eruptions etc.
simply disappear like magic when you
shut on the supply Of impurities which
cause them.
Stuarts Calcium Waters go into the
blood through the same channel as
food. They stimulate and nOurish IT.
They destroy foreign and unnatural
bodies found there and remove all inn
purities very quickly.
IN many cases pimples and eruptions
disappear from the skin in five days.
These little waters are so strong that
Immediately after they go into the
blood their beneficial effects make
themselves known. The blood IS
cleansed rapidly and thoroughly, the
impure IS separated from the pure
blood and the waste matter and poi
sons are carried from the system
The person who suffers the humi1ia-
tion of pimples. biotches and eruptions
should know and feel that the blood Is
in bad condition and delay is quite
dangerous. and is liable to affect many
organs quite seriously
Purify your blood and you give ma
ture the means to successfully fight all
manner of disease. Calcium Sulphite is
one OF the ingredients from which
Stuarts Calcium Waters are made and
IL is the strongest and most powerful
This wonderful purifier Is endorsed by
the entire medical profession and is
generally used in all doctors prescrip-
uOns for the blood and skin.
Stuarts Calcium Waters peculiarly
preserve the strength of Calcium Sui
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giving the most rapid cures owing to
the purity Of the ingredients and their
freedom from decay, evaporation and
chemical weakness caused by many
latter day modes of preparation. Stu
arts Calcium Waters are sold by every
druggist. Price soc, or send us your
name and address and we will send
you trial package by mail free. Ad-
Marshall, Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
ILL HEALTH CAUSES
TWO TO TAKE OWN LIVES
Three Suicides Occur in Chicago
Within Few Hours

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-TWO cases of
suicide by hanging and one caused by
shooting have occurred here within a
few hours.
Mrs Mary Watkins ended her life
because she would always be I'll and
have 10 remain indoors. Her husband
found the body suspended from a door.
Mrs. Mary kolle found the body of
her husband Michael hanging from a
rafter in the attic. He had been IN
poor health for 10 years. Mrs. Kolle
during that time had been working for
the support Of the invalid husband and
six children. KolIe, unable to work
sorrowfuliy saw his wife go 10 her
labors day after day. and said to her
a number of times that she and the
children would be better of If he were
dead.
Pauline Miller killed herself by fir
ing a bullet through her heart She
had returned home from her work q
few minutes before she took her own
life
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
FORM HUMAN CHAIN"
WITH GOLF BRASSIES
Companions of Golf Player Res
cue Him From Lagoon

CHICAGO, Feb. William Hough.
assistant auditor OF the Pullman COM
pany, was saved from drowning in the
Calumet country club lagoon yesterday
by several companions With the aid
OF golf brassfes they made a human
chain. HOugh grasped the brassie
which was extended TO him and was
pulled from the icy water as ne was
about TO sink
Hough and others We're playing for
the third hole when topped tee shot
by HOugh landed the ball in the center
OF the lagoon, which was covered by a
thin coat OF ice. Believing the smooth
surface was strong enough to bear his
weight, Hough started after the ball
Twenty feet from shore. however.
the ace suddenly cracked, precipitating
Hough into the water. which al thai
point was 80 feet deep. His compan-
ions We're Fastening to his aid when
another warning crack drove them
back again. Then il was that one of
them thought Of the human chain"
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
CONGRESS ASKED FOR
TRACT FOR ELKS' REFUGE
Wyoming Legislature Acts on
Suggestion of B. p. o. E.

CHEYENNE. Wyo., Feb. 1s.-Pro-
lection for elk in the shape OF win
ter refuge is the proposal contained in
a memorial to congress asking that a
tract of land south of Yellowstone
park be set aside.
The suggestion comes from the
Wyoming legislature. The legislature
has also memorialized the legislature
Of Idaho, requesting that a similar ref
uge be provided in that state along
the Wyoming Idaho boundary This
action is the outcome of reports made
TO Governor Brooks that 10000 elk are
starving in the mountains OF western
Wyoming
These reports were followed by COM
munications from lodges Of the Benev-
olent and Protective Order of Elks all
over the country asking that the gov
ernor take steps to protect the great
elk herds.
Governor Brooks has called a con-
ference OF the game wardens for the
purpose of supplying immediate relief
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-14
MEXICO UPHOLDS
U.S.D|VORCE LAWS
Supreme Court Decides Case
Although Without Statutes
on the Subject

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1s-The Mexi-
can courts. Notwithstanding the fact
that Mexico has no divorce laws, have
sustained the divorce laws of the Unit
ed States.
silvio Contri, an Italian architect OF
tnis city, was sued for divorce by his
first wife, who followed him from italy
on the ground that they were married
In Italy and that that country has no
divorce laws. ContrI set up the de-
Tense that he went to Louisiana, Sc
cured divorce and married there a
second time.
The Mexican supreme court recog
nized the Louisiana divorce and second
marriage, and found against the wife
from Italy.