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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-08
BOIL WEEVIL EXPERIMENTS.
Insect Multiplies Rapidly and Displays
Muct Hardness.

Muct Hardness.
BATON ROUGE, La, May S.-The
State Crop Pest Commission has is
ued it's fourth report showing the out
come of it's experiments at Mansura,
Avoyelles parish, where the percent
age of boil weevil surviving the winter
is being determined. The figures now
given, taken in comparison with those
previously given to the press, show
not only the percentage of weevils
thus far surviving the winter, but also
show the rate at which they have
emerged from Information to date.
A total of 1921 healthy and active
adult boil weevils were confined in
cages last fall with suitable protec-
tive material in which they could hi)-
ornate AS already reported in these
dispatches, out Of this number, $50
weevils, or 61a per cent. emerged
18th and March 2Sth, this year. Be
tween March 2S and April 10, 500
more, or 90 per cent of the original
16,2S1, left Information. Between
April 10th and April Goth, 175 wee
vile, or 1.07 per cent. of the original
number. Out of the 1921 weevils
placed in the cages last fall a total
OF 1860, or 1876 per cent. have al
ready survived the winter and have
issued from their winter quarters in
search of cotton.
Entomologst Newell of the COM
mission considers that this is a rela-
lively high survival, although, as no
such observations have heretofore
been made in Central Louisiana, it IS
not possible to compare this data
with data of previous years This
makes it impossible therefore, to pre-
dict the extent of boil weevil damage
in Central Louisiana, from these fig
CURES. 1t will be remembered that n
a similar experiment MADE at Kea-
chic, De Soto parish, in 1905-06 by
the commission, the total number #
surviving weevils was less than per
cent. The emergence at Mansura has
already exceeded this figure by more
than four times, and weevils are still
daily emerging from the rubbish in
the cages. The emergence is sufficinet-
ly large so that severe damage to the
crop may be expected unless the sea-
son permits thorough cultivation tf
the crop and unless hot dry weather
also prevails during June and July.
AS is well known, the mortality
among weevils which issue early in |
he season is quite heavy as they are |
active for several weeks before any |
squares appear on the plants for them
o breed in. While a great many Of
he weevils already out of hberna-
mares appear i
5 the weevils emerging from now on
hat will prove the greatest menace
D the crop. What this number will
g cannot be foretold
A striking lesson is conveyed by
le emergence from the different
lges at Mansure. A cage which
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-08

Hicks Capudne Cures Sick Headache
Also Nervous Headache, Travellers
Headache and aches from Grip Stom-
ach Troubles or Female troubles. Try
Capudine-it's liquid-effects immedi-
ately Sold by druggists.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Philadelphia ;, Washington 0.
New York 4, Boston az innings) =.
All others off day.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-08
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Columbus 5, Savannah 2.
Charleston l, Augusta I'll in
nings).
Columbia 5, Chattanooga s.
Macon 6, Jacksonville 5.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-05-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston 2, New York /.
Brooklyn 1 Philadelphia 4.
Chicago 5, Cincinnati 0.
Pittsburg 5, ST. Louis 8.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
Worked the Collector.

NJ. C~hauchard, the great French
picture collector, was always adding
to his pictures. and the higher the
price the more anxious he was to Sc
cure the painting. A dealer one day
offered him the ''Vache Blanche by
Tryon. NJ. C%hauchard was told he
could have it for 1000.
1T must be an imitation" he said.
Take it away"
The dealer told some of his col.
leagues. and they promised to get him
$4,000 for the same picture if he would
split the difference with them.
Go ahead" he replied.
A few days later a Russian prince
O. visited Nj. Chauchard's galleries
and remarked on leaving that he was
delighted. but it was a pity the col
lection did not include an example of
Tryon's work.
N. Chauchard. whose vanity was
wounded by the remark, wrote to
the dealer. Bring me the 'Vache
Blanche"
The reply was it was too late; it had
been sold to a collector.
The millionaire connoisseur said he
must have it at any price. He finished
by securing it. but it cost him 10000.
st. James Gazette.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
The Planet Mercury.

Though Mercury is one of the small
est Of the planets, it is perhaps the
most troublesome to the astronomer.
1t lies SO close to the sun that it is
eel but seldom in comparison with
the ether great planets. Its orbit is
very eccentric. and it experiences dis
turbances by the attraction Of other
bodies in IL way not yet fully under.
stood. A special difficulty has also
been found in the attempt to place
Mercury in the weighing scales. We
can weigh the whole earth. we can
weigh the sun, the moon and even
Jupiter and other planets. but Mercury
presents difficulties of a peculiar char
acter. LIE Verrier. however, succeeded
in devising a method Of weighing it.
He demonstrated that our earth is
attracted by this planet. and he showed
how the amount Of attraction may be
disclosed by observations Of the sun.
so that from an examination Of the OBJ
servations he made an approximate
determination Of the mass of Mercury.
lie Verrier's result indicated that the
weight of the planet was about the if-
teenth part of the weight of the earth.
In other words. If our earth was placed
In n balance and fifteen globes, each
equal to Mercury. were laid In the
other the scales would hang evenly
STORY Of the Heavens"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
NOTED BY A TOURIST.
Some Of the Queer Things That Wer.
Observed Abroad.

About half ones time in travelling
abroad Is spent in buying stamps. No
matter how many put on Il letter |
had no faith TO believe that it would
reach America. | found that | could
send Il letter with one stamp on il If |
paid enough for il. also that I could
get a denomination of which ii would
take twenty. In Cairo | put fifteen
sphinxps and pyramids On the front OF
a letter and five on the back. AS for
postal cards. imagine asking for one
In the Belgian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
vereeniging.
But ii Is in a Mohammedan country
that an American mind needs read
justment. We woke one morning in
Constantinople and found Il calendar
nine days ahead of theirs. our watches
seven hours behind and the name of
the month Rlrnadan. The Mohamme-
dams seem TO live IN to their religion in
a more definite way than we do. and
we soon learned what to expect. The
porter would drop ones trunk when
the muezzin called to prayer. The
sacredDess Of animal life compelled
us to walk around the hundreds OF
lazy dogs asleep on the sidewalk. We
were required to take off our shoes in
stead of n hats when entering a
mosque. Women were not allowed to
pray. because they have no souls"
Friday was the day for Sunday. and a
camera was an "evil eye" and could
not be carried into any sacred place.
Our artist was n c charged 20 cents
extra for keeping an evil eye In his
10 all night
Before the journey ends the tourist
has lost his identity completely. AT
first be is from "KalamaZoo. Mich"
then from "Michigan." later 1.-The Unit
ed States" soon the States" and the
writer was once introduced to a gen
tleman from Tuscany as the lady
from North America" Delineator
Magazine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
PAUL JONES' PROMISE.
Our Great Naval Hero and the Ouch
ess of Chartres.

The Duchess OF Charities was an en-
erty and Il warm friend Of its great
naval champion. Paul Jones. whom
she %nicknamed the Untitled Knight
of the Sea" The duchess was Il royal
princess and n very great lady. and
Captain Jones was Il sailor, self edu-
Gated and the son Of a Scotch garden
err. but in the exchange Of gifts and
compliments which. according to the
custom of the day In France attended
their friendship. he was not to be out
shone.
At a luncheon which she gave just
before he sailed from France in the
Ranger on that famous cruise or his
which carried the war to the very
shore Of Britain 1t was the good for
tune of Paul Jones to share in a con-
versation touching a French naval en-
gagement in which the grandfather Of
the duchess had borne II conspicuous
part and to defend and explain his
maneuvers on that occasion. showing
a knowledge Of every ship and every
captain engaged and winning on the
spot the ardent personal adherence of
Nine. de Charities.
At the close Of the feast she present.
ed him n valuable watch which had
been her grandfather's. Taken by sur
prise. the American captain neverthe-
less accepted it with a grace that
charmed the courtly company, promis-
ing that in return. II fortune favored
him, he would some day LAY an Eng
lish frigate at her feet"
1t was Il daring boast, but in A. q.
Buell's biography Of Paul Jones 1t Is
related how he kept it. Within two
years occurred the marvellous victory
of the Bonhomme Richard over the
Scraps. concerning which the victor
wrote the duchess a letter. ending.
1.-The enemy surrendered at thirty.h i've
minutes past 10 p. IN. by your watch,
which | consult onl! to fix the moment
of victory"
That was a phrase to delight n So
ciety that reveled in pretty phrases.
and the duchess was amply satisfied.
When Paul Jones reached Paris she
gave a grand banquet In his honor.
Just before it ended he reminded her
Of her gift and his promise. A servant
was sent to his room and returned
with a long leather case. which the
duchess took amid the EXPLANATIONS
and eager curiosity Of the company.
Your royal highness perceives the
impossibility Of keeping my promise
in kind" explained the knight of the
sea. smiling. The English frigate
proved to be a fOrty-four on two
decks. and she is now ut Lorient with
French colors flying. The best | can
do toward keeping my word Of two
years ago is to place in your dainty
hands the sword Of the brave officer
who commanded her. | have the hon.
or to surrender to the loveliest Of wom-
en- the sword surrendered to me by
one of the bravest of men-the sword
OF Captain the Hon. Richard Pearson
Of his Britannia majesty's late ship,
the Scraps"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
Fooled.

He was a doctor and was patiently
waiting for his first patient.
Thought be: IF the mountain will
not come to Mahomet. Mahomet must
go to the mountain. And as patients
will nOt seek me out | must needs seek
them out"
He strolled through the cheap mar.
ket and presently saw a man buy six
nice cucumbers.
Here's a chance".' said he and fol
lowed him home.
Patiently he waited for four long and
lonely hours. and about midnight the
front door quickly opened. and the man
dashed down the steps.
He seized him by the arm and cried
earnestly:
DO you want q doctor?"
mo" replied the mar roughly.
Want more cucumbers."-London An.
swers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
PURE METAL,
A Woman Who Proved Her Worth
When the Test Came.
BY RICHARD BAKER SHELTON.

by 6AN6h SH ON.
copyright. 1909. by Associated Literary
Press.l
The rain came down in sheets. The
| wet pavements %glistened as if with IA
recent and thorough polishing. In the
| wide front window Of the club Blake
and Johnson burned good tobacco and
listened. with a feeling Of supreme con-
tent, to the beating Of the rain against
the panes.
Pm sorry" said Johnson slowly. as
If he had weighed the words with ex-
treme care before uttering them.
Sorry" Blake repeated, with a sur
prised start. why. look here, |
thought you'd be the first to congrat-
ulute me-
Il don't congratulate you" said John
son fatty.
Blake's face suddenly hardened.
why not?' he demanded in crisp
tones.
Johnson studied thoughtfully for a
moment the cigar he va twirling in
his fingers. Then he smiled.
ITS all too obvious" said he.
Don't speak in riddles" said Blake
sharply.
We'll. then" the other went on. If
you want me to be plain | will be
-brutally plain. | can't congratulate
You. Tommy. because it's all so ghast-
ly apparent that you've been played
for il good thing. ! haven't Il doubt
her mother is gloating Over the match.
Tommy. you're deserving Of better
things. You, with your good nature
and your big heart. ought to marry a
woman-a woman
He paused suddenly. evidently a bit
surprised at his own temerity.
go on" said Tommy Blake coldly.
"Well, you ought to marry some one
who would care for you for your own
sterling qualities. Can't you see the
length Of your nose. boy? What show
would you have had with her if you
hadn't been the catch of the season ?
None, sonny; not a ghost of a chance.
They've played you for a good thing,
Tommy-a good thing. That's why
my congratulations on your engage
ment to Ethel Darlington aren't forth
coming"
you're mistaken" said Blake.
"Am II" said Johnson quietly. 81
wish to heaven l WERE"
You are" said Blake in the same
tone. "You are. Why. confound it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
1T is SERIOUS.
ne Brookings People Fail to Realize
the Seriousness.

Fhc'constant aching of a bad back.
Fhe WEAKNESS, the tired feeling.
The pains and aches of kidney ills
Are serious-if neglected
Dangerous urinary troubles follow.
Bookings citizen shows you how
|avoid them.
\. B. hanson, salesman, Main street.
bookings, S. D., says: 81 am glad to
horse Doan's Kidney Pills as a re.
BILE remedy for kidney disorders.
have used them and know whereof
)peak. For several years I suffered
tn a lame and aching back. This
hplaint rapidly grew worse until
lrned of Doan's Kidney Pills and
pcured a box at Villas Drug Store.
bee using them l have been entirely
|e from all annoying symptoms OF
! trouble. 1 gladly recommend
JAMS Kidney Pills to every n suf.
ling from kidney complaint in any
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man, l ought to give you an everlast-
ing good thrashing for even limiting
such & thing. The girls my fiancee.
a~nd-and"-
Thrash away, if you like, Tommy"
said Johnson calmly, only remem-
Der you asked me not to talk in rid
dies"
You blamed old misanthrope!' said
Blake. with some show of temper.
"You-you-hard shelled old cynic.
suppose you'd swear any girl | got
engaged to had an eye only for my
money"
Johnson shook his head slowly.
mo. | wouldn't, and you know it," he
declared. But the Carringtons,
Tommy-well. I'm afraid | know them
a bit better than you do"
Blake sat silently watching the
stream of passersby on the cleaning
sidewalks for a time. then suddenly
threw away his half burned cigar
and pushed back his chair.
"Good night" said he CURLY and
stalked stiffly out Of the room.
4utit Wdcu = u WIN Va III
what Johnson had said, he told him
self over and over again. Johnson
was a woman hater anyway. He
would have said the same OF any
woman. 1t wasn't Ethel Darlington
in particular. Yet. despite all his men,
tai arguments on the matter, Blake
was vaguely disturbed in his mind as
he called a cab and drove uptown to
his apartments. for, more than he
would admit to himself. Blake was
prone to rely on Johnson's judgment.
But johnson was or In this case
surely, he was way off!
Ethel Darlington was the finest. the
truest woman in all the world. and
Johnson was a dyspeptic croaker.
There the matter must end.
Two weeks later Blake again sat be-
fore the window in the club. Again 1t
was a rainy day. and again the pave
ments cleaned in the wet mist. Blake
was quite alone in the room. His face
was drawn and haggard. Great rings
showed around his eyes.
He turned as he heard a step behind
him and saw johnson coming toward
him.
"You were right" said Blake. 20
Lord. you were right"
Johnson very quietly drew q chair
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
e the distraught man and sat

beside the distraught man and sat
down.
Maybe you'll feel a bit better II you
tell me about it. Tommy" he said.
Blake smoked ~furiously for a mo-
nent. when the crash came" he
said at length. 81 was almost glad at
first. | told myself 1t would disprove
all those things you had said. OF
course | was intending to release the
But I thought was fool enough to
think she cared as much for me with
my fortune wiped off the boards as she
did before"
Johnson said nothing.
1T was yesterday morning that the
news of the wiping ont of all | had in
the world was published" Blake went
on. AT 10 O'Clock | got a letter from
Mrs. Carrington-a special delivery let
ter. mind you. She said that Ethel was
too broken up TO write personally, but
under the circumstances-O Lord. you
know well enough what it was with
out my going into all the horrible de-
tails"
This may prove a blessing in dis
guise. Tommy" said Johnson. but
Blake. with dropping head. was shut
ding out of the room.
Blake. moping in his apartment an
hour later, was summoned to the office
by Il message that a lady was waiting
for him. He ven down to find Ethel
Darlington. rather wet and very white,
In the reception room.
You" he cried in daZed surprise.
YOU
IL couldn't be hedged in by con
ventions when | was so worried about
you" she said hurriedly. $50 l came
straight here. What is wrong? Why
have you stayed away for two. days
without sending me a word?"
Blake stared. Then "A light Of under
standing came into his eyes.
How much has your mother told
you:" he asked.
Nothing" she said. looking at him
with widening eyes.
Ethel" he said slowly. II have
committed the objectionable %sin-un-
%pardonable in the eyes Of the world to-
day. l have lost every cen of my
money"
rs that all?" she said in relief.
Blake stared.
why didn't you come and tell me,
them she demanded.
Silently Blake drew her mothers let
ter from his pocket and handed it to
her. She read it through with deepen
ing color and an angry light in her
eyes. AS she finished she turned to
him, and at the look she flashed upon
him his heart began to pound madly.
What is left from the wreckY' she
asked steadily.
Nothing"
She tore the Letter into bits and
flung it from her. MY cab is wait
ing" she said. her face crimson. but
her eyes bravely meeting his. We'll
drive down and get the license first
and then to st. Luke's rectory. You'll
need me more than ever now"
Blake would have demurred. but a
look in her eyes stopped him.
In the cab he turned to her with a
smile of complete triumph.
After we come from the rectory |
want to stop at the club for a mo-
ment," he said. There's a certain old
misanthrope there that's got the shock
Of his life coming"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
The Number 4.

There are four cardinal points. four
winds. four quarters Of the moon, four
seasons, four rules Of arithmetic, four
suits Of cards, four quarters to the
hour, four legs for furniture, most ami
mails 60 on four legs. the dead are
placed between four planks, the pris.
oners between four walls. We have
four incisor and four canine teeth, and
our forks have four prongs. All AMI
mails when butchered are cut into four
quarters. The violin, greatest Of all
string instruments. has but four
strings. Four OF a kind - a pretty
good hand at poker. even II they are
only fours.-Exchange.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
THE %KINGFISHER.
A Bird Whose Ways Are Most Difficult
to Observe.

A Bird Whose Ways Are Most Difficult
to Observe.
Perhaps there h nothing in nature
difficult to observe than the ways
of the kingtisher. Any one may see
him glancing down midstream or max
ing his sudden arrow flight from bank
to bank under the bright June SUM-
shine. but to track him down to his Sc
cret fishing place and watch him at
work is Il vastly more difficult thing.
You come from the gold clad mead
W into the shady river path as into
a cathedral aisle. The willows crowd
down to the waters edge. In the green
reeds a sedge bird is fretting. There
Is a low twittering song Of nestlings
all round you. And now, In the sha-
diest deep of the willow wood. a shrill.
piping note cuts the silence. a flash of
emerald passes, a kingtsher has gone
by on his way to his favorite pool.
A common notion is that he sits per-
fectly still on some branch %overhang-
Ing the water. a picture of crafty vigil
anc But this is rarely il ever the
SdSC. INV 10, ods . WHY III
the London Chronicle. that the king
fisher, like the master he is. sets about
his work with an easy surety, almost
a n%onchalance. Peering down upon
him warily through the scrpen of
branches you would judge that the last
thing in the world he was thinking
about was the gliding brown water be-
low him. He twirls round on his
perch. making his vivid green and
turquoise and amber plumage scintil-
late like Il dewdrop in the n beam OF
sunlight that has found him out.
He preens his feathers. stretches a
lazy wing now and again. looks about
him with a casual eye. and then, as
IL it were the merest trihing detail in
life, he suddenly points his two inch
long fishing spear of a bill at the wa
ter beneath him, plunges and is gone.
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BETRAYED by His DISGUISE.

In one Of the principal western cities
the proprietor of a large jewelry store
reported TO the chief Of police an ex
tensive diamond robbery. He was
asked by the chief If he suspected any
one.
"Yes. sir" hesitatingly answered the
merchant. although we have nc
proof. But a IA whom I have known
for twenty-five years was in the store
a day or two before the robbery, look.
ing round and appearing to be Ill al
ease. He has since disappeared"
what kind of looking man was hey
Dark compleXioned. tall. with long
curly hair aud a heavy m%ustache."
WELL" said the chief after a mo.
mentis thought, 81 hope to be able to
give you some news of him SOON"
Then be sent this telegram to the po-
lice authorities of several other cities:
ARREST tall man with close cropped
head and white upper lip. Diamond
thief"
The next day he received this dis.
patch from a town In Missouri:
Got diamond thief. Have recov.
cred goods. Am holding him subject
to your order."-Youth's Companion.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
The Brides Linen Room.

II a groom elect has not provided an
extra room to his house for storing his
brides linen he should build it in time,
for in these days whenever n girl
marries her mother closes her lips
grimly. goes after pas pocketbook and
does the right thing with nine dozen
towels, fifteen dozen napkins, eighty
four pairs Of sheets, etc She doesn't
expect her daughter to open a boarding
house. but she has proper pride and in
tends to do the right thing by the girl
ever If 1t breaks pa.-Atchison Globe.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-08-26
Couldn't FORGET IL.

Saturday night some miscreant lug.
ged Off a whole cord Of my wood. and
somehow l can't forget about it." de.
clared Silas.
Have you tried to forget it"' In.
quired bis friend.
"Yes. Sunday morning l went to
church hoping | could get it of my
mind. aud before I had been there five
minutes the choir started in singing
The Lost Chord so l got out!'-
Judge.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate of Oluf Jorgenson. Deceased,
Notice Is hereby given by the undersigned
Administrative OF the estate of Oluf Jorger.
son. deceased to the creditors Of and all per-
sons having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them. with the necessary
vouchers. within six months after the first
publication of this notice, to the said adj
mfnistratrix, at her residence in Eureka
Township. in the County of Bookings.
South Dakotc.
Dated August 21st. 1909.
Anna Jorgeson Pardis.
administrator OF the Estate OF Oluf
J0rgenson, Deceased. It