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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
Oriqin of the Term "Grinao."

To the average Mexican all Ameri-
cans are "gringos." They are too po-
lite to call you a gringo to your face,
but among themselves it is the term
generally used In referring to Ameri-
cans. 1t Is a term Of d~isrespect, just
as '~greaser" when applied to a Next
can is an opprobrious term. "Gringo'
had It's origin during our war with
Mexico in 1S47. Bobby Burns song,
with the chorus,
Green grow the rashes, o!
Green grow the rashes, o!
The sweetest hours that e'cc I spend
Are spent among the lasses. o!
was very popular then, and u sol
diers in Mexico sang it on the march
and on nearly every occasion. "Green
grow" sounded like 'gringo' to the
Mexicans unacquainted with English,
and they quickly learned to speak of
the American soldiers as "gringos,'
and ~thenceforth this appellation has
been attached to all Americans.-Out-
ing Magazine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
Three Kinds of CHARS,

What is a Havana cigar? George
Augustus Sala. who had studied Cuban
cigarmaking on the spot, once set forth
that three kinds Of cigars come from
Havana itself-frst, genuine Havanas,
made Of tobacco grown, cured and
rolled in the island of Cuba; second,
cigars composed inside Of United
States or European tobacco imported
into Cuba, with an outside wrapper Of
Havana leaf; third, cigars brought
ready made from Europe, mostly from
Bremen and Switzerland. and re-ex-
ported from Havana to Europe, where
they pay duty and are sold to the un-
wary as "Havanas."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
Five $780, Pianos DIT
Fifty Trips to Minnesota State Fair I'LL

Young ladies in this district will be rewarded for their
popularity and persistent efforts by the vote of this COM
munity in the Pioneer Press Great Popularity Contest,
now being conducted in connection with this paper.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
Double Votes Offered

By special arrangement
with the Pioneer Press, all
remittances from this district
which include a subscription
to your local paper for the
same length of time as that
paid for the Pioneer Press
will be honored with a special
ballot for double the amount
of votes shown in their reg
ular schedule.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
Juliet Got the Light.

At a small seaport town a star &C.
tress Of the third magnitude appeared
as Juliet.
81 cannot do justice to myself" she
said to the manager, If l do not have
q limelight thrown on me when l ap-
pear at the balcony"
"We amt got no limelight. miss, but
l think we could get you q ships blue
fight" replied the obliging manager.
and t. this the lady agreed.
The lad who went to the shop to buy
the blue light brought back a signal
rocket, which was given to him by
mistake. The prompter took the rock
ct in good faith.
Romeo-He jests at scars who never
felt a wound.
Juliet appears. Prompter lights a
natch.)
"But, soft. What light through yon-
der windows breaks"
This was the match lighting the
fuse.)
arise, fair sun"
The sun, or, rather, the rocket, did
rise with a terrific hiss. Juliet was
knocked off the balcony, the fly Dor
ders were set on fire, and the theater
was filed with a sulphurous smoke,
while the audience, which was fOrtu-
nately a small one, made a stampede
to the doors.
Since then Romeo and Juliet" has
always been looked upon in that town
as a dramatic work that could not be
witnessed witho' personal danger
London Express.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
The Romance of Other Years.

Zone Of the most beautiful smiles
ever seen upon the face Of mortal suf-
fused itself on the c~ountenance of
Lord st. Orville as he fell at the feet
of Julia In a deathlike swoOn." You
probably suppose that this sentence Is
an extract from some schoolgirls nov
elette; but. In fact, it comes from a
novel which eighty years ago was seer
on the tables Of most people Of taste
and culture. That is the style which
was delectable in the brave days OF
old.-LondOn Telegraph.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
Not Guilty..

81 have orders to arrest all blind
beggars," said the policeman, not un-
kindly. to the man with an II Am
Blind" placard.
"Go your way" responded the men,
dicant blithely. IT a e as well as
you ian. That placard is part Of the
fake"
Naturally the embarrassed policeman
let him go.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
"ljttle Enulands."

The English always carry with them
their national customs. and wherever
they settle down, ever for awhile.
they organize "little Englands."-Paris
Opinion.
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Whore cIothe. Are No cIew.

A mans golfng garb not only affords
no clew to his golfng ability, but it
does not give the slightest indication
Of his social position or wealth or
ever of his taste.-Golf Illustrated.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-06-17
June S. 1909.

June 8, IyUg.
City council met as per adjourn
ment with Mayor w. II. Leighty,
Aldermen Bagley, Conklin, Hoover,
McElmurry, Oyloe, Ray and Sherwin
present.
Minutes of last regular and adjourn
ed meeting were read and approved.
Committee on claims made favor
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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Hall,
City of Brookings.
.Iune

June I, l9OOJ.
City council met in regular session
with Mayor w. II. Leighty, Aldermen
Oyloc and Sherwin present.
On motion council adjourned until
s o'clock p. M, June s, 1909.
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John Mathews. street labor. 11.20
/. |, Erb. street abor....... $50
lanes Tinker. street labor. 800
Hugh Cosley. street labor. . 1890
Register Publishing Co, print
ing and supplies. 1885
Laird Norton Yards. lumber. 4.20
Brookings Cement Block and
Sidewalk Co, walks. 1855
Geo. p. Sexauer. supplies. ..... LOO
Brookings Hardware Co, sup. 3.03
Mankato Mfg. Co., supplies. 600
Northwestern Stamp Works sup. $50
Roberts & Few, supplies. 1925
National Meter Co., supplies. 2OS.OO
Northwestern Shot and Lead
Works, supplies ............ 5l.O9
Northwestern Shot and Lead
Works, supplies. 109.45
supplies ...................WA~ 1919
Crane & Orwav Co. supplies. .5S
Western Electric. Co, supplies 27.20
Western Electric Co., supplies 90.4S
Western Electric Co., supplies $50
Western Electric Co, supplies 4.S0
Bryan-Marsh Co., supplies. 1927
ST. Paul Electric Co. supplies 6.6S
st. Paul Electric Co., supplies 6.55
st. Paul Electric Co, supplies 27.15
Central Electric Co, supplies 2O.63
G. d. Kendall, supplies ........ 1.5O
G.. ID. Kendall, supplies. ....... 6.25
Stromberg Carlson Telephone
Mfg. Co, supplies $3.50
Northwestern Electric Equip
ment Co., supplies .......... 1878
]. w. Warren, repairing ....... rs
NIo,,oJ onI eooOnla1 yonprt of oop,-
mittee be approved, bills allowed and
warrants drawn for m
On roll call Bagley, Conklin, Hoov-
err, McElmurry, Oyloe, Ray and Sher-
win voting aye, motion carried,
Moved and seconded a warrant be
drawn in favor of the city treasurer
in the sum of $94.67 to balance eN
press, freight and gasoline accounts.
On roll call B&gley, Ccnklin, Hoov-
er, McElmurry, Oyloe, Ray and Sher-
win voting aye, motion carried.
Applications for licenses Of A. Fer
guson and S. c. Cornell to run bill
lizard and pool halls and of B. NJ.
Pittinger to run a bowling alley were
read.
Moved and seconded license be
granted to A. w. Ferguson to- run a
billiard and pool hall.
On roll call Bagley, Conklin, McEl-
hurry, Ray, Oyloe and Sherwin voted
aye, Hoover no, motion carried.
Moved and seconded license be
granted to S. G. cornell to run a
billiard and pool hall.
On roll call Bagley, Conklin, Noel
hurry, Oyloe, Ray and Sherwin vot,
ing aye and Hoover no, motion car
ried.
Moved and seconded license be
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17

them, and all Of Us do read them7 too,
thouh lots Of the men folks don't
know whether the one who wore chlf-
fon. over silk had on a finer dress
than the one who wore dainty crea-
ton of forget the name of it now,
but you know what ] mean.
wonder if anything is going to
be done about the old court house. l
passed up that way the other day
and the guttering is falling down
and the building is beginning to look
dilapidated. It would make splen-
did library and there is enough room
to set apart one room as a rest room
for the ladies. Then there was talk
of a Y. NJ. C. A. organization taking
up the matter. Why not get up an
organization and take it over from
the county or tear it down and build
park. Suppose you get up some
thing and get the next legislature to
do something. But it makes NO dlt-
ference to me. If the rich folk who
own the town are satisfied, am and
can drag along to the end. l was
trying to think of the names OF the
senator and the members Of the
house from this county as I was WRIT
ing, but it makes n9 difference, 1
reckon they would want a referen-
dunn and as next year IS election
they would be afraid to do anything.
Well, it's nearly Christmas, and l
intend to enjoy myself Christmas. l
am not going to think about the wor-
ries may have or the cares. For
the time being I am going to live in
the glad, happy present. may have
something TO say about OhriStmas
next time. !;
The Idler.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17
WRECKED SCHOONER.
Twelve Men and Captains S Wife Lose
Their Lives.-Sailor Picked
Up.

Charleston, Dec. 16.-The five
masted schooner Governor Ames
bound from Brunswick, Ga, to New
York, with a large cargo Of railroad
crossties. grounded and went to
n;oces off Wimble Shoals, twenty-five
no;loS north Of Cane Hatteras, Mon
day afternoon at about O'Clock:
The eontain. the crew, consisting
Of twelve men, and the wife OF the
captain. we're all killed or drowned
with one single exception.
This is the story told by the sole
survivor. a Nova Scotian, by the
name of Josiah Spearing, a seaman
on the vessel. He was picked up from
a mass of floating ties by the steam
ship Shawmut. coming to this port
from PHILADELPHIA. aDd Was brought
here last night.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17
THE IDLER.

+ * X X X X x = X !: X X X
Seems to me the editor of The Her
aid and News quoted something from
a .Spartanburg paper about always
being right and never making a NILS
take. I don't agree with the editor
of The Herald and News IN some
things and in his comments ON the
perfect man he must be mistaken,
unless he means the man who be-
lieves himself to be perfect and
never makes a mistake-that is IN
his own estimation. Now, if any COM
munity has such one he is not dan
gerous, and the perfect mamie
doesn't t hurt anybody because he IS
either paralyzed or dead. l read
these lines once somewhere and l
commend them most prayerfuly to
this community:
"There is a man who never drinks,
Nor smokes, nor chews, nor swears,
Who never CANDLES, never firts,
And shuns all sinful snares-
He's paralyzed!
"There is a man who never does
Anything that is not right;
His wife can tell just where he IS
At morning, noon and night
He's dead!'
But, then, maybe there are some
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17
Climbing Steadily Are
Votes in Great Contest
New Subscriptions Have Been Coming In In Bunches
of Ten This Week-Nob0dy Has Lead Which
MAY Not be Overcome, Making Contest
Very Exciting.

Climbing! Climbing!! Climbing!!!
That's what the votes Of the con-
testants who are at work 10 The
Herald and News contest are doing
every day.
For every ten new subscriptions
for one year brought in during tins
week one thousand extra votes will
be given, as was announced In last
Fridays issue Of The Herald and
News. This will give five thousand
votes for ten new subscriptions for
wear each. This offer holds until
Saturday night.
Several Of the contestants have
brought in new ones in punches OF
ten this week, thus taking advantage
Of the offer.
Nobody has a lead which may not
be overcome at any time, and that S
what makes the contest so exciting.
There is plenty Of time, with lit
tie work, to pile up thousands OF
votes. But the best time to work IN
everything is to start now, and keep
working.
The result Of the count at SIX
o clock on Wednesday afternoon was
az follows:
Barney Burr Leitzsey >. .. ..l9,ool
Annie Laurie Lominack. .13,453
Clyde Ward .. :. =. .. 1851
-Jno. Douglass Davenport, Jr.. 4,O2l
oscar Summer :. .. .. 3,178
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17
CHRISTMAS AT PROSPERITY.
Many Events Of Interest Scheduled
For Festive Season. an
Personal.

Prosperity, December l6.-Mr'
jim Schumpert left "Wednesday
night for North Carolina, > where he
has gone to augment his stock OF
furniture.
The Peterson Sisters gave very
Selectable entertainment Friday ev-
aning. The music was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
Messrs. A. G. and A. Blrge WISE
spent the weekend in Savannah.
Mrs. Alonzo Calhoun, of Columbia,
is visiting Mrs. C. NJ. Harmon.
Mr.. Keister Wheeler, who is stud
wing pharmacy in Atlanta, Will ar
rive Saturday to spend the holidays.
Rev. NJ. o. J. Kreps went to sahs-
bury on Wednesday to attend a
meeting of the seminary board:
Remember that the 9. D. I. Will
serve oysters on Friday evening at
the auditorium, beginning at o:oo'
They will also have candy booth
This will be a good time and place
to buy your supply of Christmas
candy.
. At the A. R. P. church on Sunday
morning a very interesting service
was held. In view of the fact that
Presbytery DEGREES that one Sunday
in the wear shall be devoted to Lem
perance. the pastor decided upon last
Sunday as the time. Rev. Mr. Cald-
we'll was assisted in the service oy
Drs. Wyche and Hunter. The pas
tor gave what the Bible has to say
npon the subject and the physicians
SPOKE at length upon the question
from scientific and physical stand
noints. The service was highly ed1-
fving aud should be provocative OF
1auch good.
DR.. ". C. Brown, Of Newberry,
will address the Farmers institute
At St. Luke's on Saturday OF this
week.
All the school boys and girls are
expeeted home for the Iuletlde.
From Friday until next Friday there
will be arrivals every day. Our
streets will then be such gay place
that <.he who runs may read" that
Christmas and its attendant pleas
ures come but once a year, therefore
nirth and goodwill are the order OF
The day, or night, for that matter
For 10 class on earth can make
night. particularly Christmas eve,
more 'bideous than school fellows cut
for lark.
Mr. William Gibson has gone to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17
DEP. GRAND MASTER MOWER
Masonic Grand Lodge Elects Officers.
DIR. Van Smith Deputy Grand
Master 11th District. q,

At the regular annual communica-
ton of the Masonic Grand Lodge,
held in Charleston this week, Hon.
George S. Mower, of Newberry, was
chosen deputy grand master, and DR..
Van Smith, Of this city, was chosen
district deputy grand master for the
eleventh district.
The officers chosen were as follows:
Grand Master, James r. Johnson,
Of Charleston.
Deputy Grand Master, George S.
Mower, Of Newberry.
Senior Grand Warden, George T.
Bryan, Of Greenville.
Junior Grand Warden, R. A.
Cooper, Of Laurens.
Grand Treasurer, Zimmerman d.
Wis, Of Charleston.
Grand Secretary, Jacob 7. Barron,
Of Columbia.
Grand Chaplain, Rev. W. P. Smith
Of Spartanburg.
The newly elected officers were du-
ly installed according to the ancient
rites Of the Craft.
The following officers were ap-
pointed:
Senior Grand Deaeons J. P. Duck
EFT, Of Anderson, and j: F. Kinney,
Of Bennettsville.
Junior Grand Deacons: o. F. Hart,
of Columbia, and A. H. Schade, Of
Greenville.
Grand Stewards: S. 7. D. Lancas-
ter, of Pauline, and L. /. Parrott, Of
Sumter.
Grand Marshal, John Kennerly, Of
Cokesbury.
Grand Pursuant, J. E. Cogswell,
Of Charleston.
Grand Tyler, W. A. Winkler, Of
Charleston. .N
The question Of physical quali6ea-
ton was left undisturbed, the COM
mittee having reported that it had
no recommendation to make. How
ever. it will be brought up again at
the next Communication, Past Mas
ter W. NJ. Whitehead, having given
notice of an amendment to the rules
in this particular, which will be con-
sidered next year.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17

Charleston to swell the number OF
enthusiastic Masons.
Miss Erin Kohn visited in Colum-
bia last week.
Mr.. Olin Bobb spent Sunday under
the parental roof.
DR.. and Mrs. G.. Y. Hunter have
gone to Charleston to attend the
Masonic conclave there.
There will be Christmas tree at
Zion Christmas day.
Rev. w. H. Whitaker, who has
served this circuit for four years,
has been assigned to Hickory Grove,
York county. They leave in few
days. Their many friends are sorry
to see them go, but they are attend
ed, nevertheless, by the good wishes
Of all Prosperity.
Rev. S. C. Morris has been changed
from Pelzer to our town, and will
arrive at an early date.
Miss Carrie LONE, of Philadelphia,
who has served the trade so success
fully at the n. L. Black Cos. store,
returned home Wednesday.
Miss Oteila Adams, Of Whining
ton, n. c., leaves to-day for her home
Miss Adams has made many friends
during her sojourn here.
The following is a partial calen-
dar for the holidays. We feel sure
that many other festivities will be
sandwiched in between these, but so
far these are all that are announced !:
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock
the graded school will have appro-
pirate exercises and several short ad-
dresses to which the public is most
cordially invited.
Christmas morning at 10:30 a SER
vice will be held at Grace church.
On Sunday morning attractive invl-
tations will be given out by the
Missionary society; joyful, inspiring
music will be rendered by a choir of
lads and lasses. You are invited.
The regular preaching services
will be held in the various churches
on Sunday.
On Tuesday night comes the event,
the Merry Maids Minstrels, for
which occasion many are storing
their laughter and getting their ris'
ibles in good trim. We are happy to
say that they will not be disappoint-
ed.
On New Years eve the Ladies Aid
society will give a Tack Measuring
Party at the Auditorium. Be sure
TO come and look your tacklest and
appear your tallest, then you will be
for the time being at your best.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17
CASE DISMISSED.
Mol Pros Entered in, Case Of Men
Charged with Assault on Young
MIR. Malcolm Johnstone.

Magistrate Chappell, acting under
a mol pros entered by the attorneys
representing the State, has dismiss
ed the case against H. ". Welch,
George Martin and Brant Williams,
the three white men who We're some
time ago arrested charged with as
saulting young Mr.. Malcolm John
stone late on Thanksgiving night.
It viii be recalled that young Mr.
Johnstone, who was spending the
might at the home Of his aunt, Mrs.
Clara McCrary, had gone out in the
rear Of the house to investigate a
noise which he heard, and found
some one leading the horse out Of
the stable, the assault by three men
following his efforts to prevent them
from taking the horse. Young Mr..
Johnstone did not recognize any Of
the parties, but three employees OF
the Mollohon Cotton Mills, this city,
who left Newberry the next morning
and went to Prosperity, from which
place they went to the home OF the
brother Of one Of them to attend
dance, were arrested and brought
back to Newberry. The arrest was
made near Leesville by Sheriff Bu-
ford, who was accompanied by Chief
Adams, Of Newberry, and Chief
Workman, of Prosperity. Chief Ad-
ans had gone to Prosperity, where
he and Chief Workman worked on
the case, and later sent for Sheriff
Buford, who went down in an auto
mobile with warrants against three
fictitious parties, the names OF the
men the officers were seeking not
being known by the sheriff at that
time.
The men on being brought back to
Newberry retained the services OF
Eugene S. BIease, Esq, and were
granted bail in the sum Of two hun
dred dollars each. They gave bond
and were released from custody.
The preliminary was set for the
Monday following the assault, but
was continued, young Mr.. Johnstone
at that time being in critical con-
dition. The preliminary was then
set for Wednesday, but day or two
ago Mr.. Cromer, Of the firm OF
Johnstone and Cromer, who were
representing the State, notified Mag
istrate Chappel that they would en-
ter mol pros in the case, and the
case was thereupon dismissed by
Magistrate Chappell, and the bonds
Of Messrs. Welch, Martin and Will
liams cancelled.
Messrs, Welch, Martin and Will
liams have many friends, who have
been confident from the time OF
their arrest that they were in noWlse
IMPLICATED In the affair. Their
friends are very much pleased that
the outcome Of the investigation
iustifes their confidence, but the re-
Suit was not unexpected by them.
It. is very much hoped the guilty
parties will be apprehended.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-17

lNSCe is HO CdlASS IO1 e'AAJ VI o--o
workers to be discouraged by the
above figures. There is plenty OF
time yet for one who has not even
been nominated to come in and bear
off the honors and the handsome first
prize, and there are fine prizes tor
those coming second, third, fourth
and fifth.
And those working in the contest
who do not get any Of the prizes will
be paid ten per cent. commissions on
their collections turned IN.
See the list of handsome prizes Of
fered, headed by Browniekar, worth
S175, or $3.50 in gold, at the option
Of Il be winner. The full list Of prizes
and the details Of the contest and all
the rules are given in full elsewhere
in this issue Of The Herald and
News.