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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
SELECTING SEED.

This is the time of the year when
the wise farmer, his wife and his chill
dren are taking account of stock
live stock-and selecting seed for the
spring sowing. Tho chiefest c~onsidera-
ton, of course, is seed corn. In the
past decade many millions of dollars
have been added o the natural growth
of the king" crop by the painstaking
selection Of the seed.
The rugged apriculturist of the greet
corn belt in the middle west was at
first disposed to sheer at the advice lie
received by bulletin from the depart
ment at Washington. He had planted
corr in his black loan Twenty years
running the same twenty" or forty
He knew his business; knew it much
better thin could any dude ~ the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
GOLDSEEkERS OF DAKOTA.

In 1876, a great desire to dig gold
in our Black Hills pricked the hearts
Of many people In the sparsely settled
Northwest. A rush to agricultural FL
Dorados never equals in strained inten
sity the clamor to reach a new land
of gold where fortunes may be gather
ed in a day from the sands OF creek
beds, to be followed by a long life of
ease All, how rarely is such the
wisely than that of man We recall
how a party of some twenty-five teams
and double that number of a%rgonauts,
which had been recruited at Akron,
Iowa. encamped near our boyhoOd
home. Well armed and supplied, the
men afforded us our first picture of
the ideal p~lainsmen, and we fancied
them meeting the willy Sioux, which
occupied all of western Dakota, in true
v%alorous fashion. 1t will be remember
ed that the government at that time
vas making a cloaked pretense of
keeping the whites out of the Hills,
and thus the ~goldseekers faced the
numerous difficulties, one of which was
soldiers. Men, who went gold-hunting
to replenish fortunes which had been
consumed by raiding ~grasshoppers or
by the arid hand of drought, in most
cases found soul-stirring disappoint-
ment, and in due season the majority
of them were back on the pioneer
homesteads or in the struggling vii
lagos. More than thirty years have
passed away, and so have most of
those early sons, and at this time the
principal gold mine of Dakota is a
dreary and silent place. The lure OF
the yellow ore has withstood more
hapes than w were glorifed by its
glitter.-Will Chamberlain in Vermil
lion Republican.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

The report Of the army engineers Is
to the effect that the Big Sioux river
is not navigable, md therefore not en-
titled to an appropriation for the o n
struction of dams at Lake Kampeska
and Lake Pelican. The report goes on
TO state that a dam at Lake Poinsett
might develop water power worth
about $500, 000.0 annually, but that the
cost Of suitable locks aud dams to
make the river ravigable would not
be commensurate to the demands OF
commerce. If it is true that a power
worth half a million a year can be
developed, why cannot some town in
that vicinity develop into quite a man
u~facturing center?-De Smet Independ-
ent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

national capitol, who probably didn't
know the difference between the drill
or Checker" system of planting, and
couldn't tell a lister pillow from a
spoon.
That is all changed now. You touch
the horny-handed son of the soil to the
quick when you can show him, just
once that an acre that has yielded
HIM but thirty bushels Of corn may
be made within a year to double its
product. To the department of agri.
culture at Washington, cooperating
with the state colleges and experiment
stations, is due to the development OF
the corn crop to its present enormous
proportions.
The selection of seeds, during the
comparatively idle winter months, has
been the farmers education-that and
the knowledge of the necessity of rest
ing his land; allowing the waste from
on crop to feed another IN rotation
barley to succeed potatoes, for IN
stance.
But it so happens that without in
struction-unless through intelligent
and prolonged individual experiment
few farmers know good seed from bad.
In a quart of alfalfa seed, as bought
in the east, there is more weed than
the giant clover. Yet the mere dis
cussion of this seed question has been
productive of immense good. 1t has
stirred the ambition OF the farmer; it
has directed him towards larger
profits.-Philadelphia Press.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

B~rookings Is making great arrange
mcnts for "A poultry and stock breed
ers association which is to- be held
there January "a to q. We are a bit
mixed In the matter but had it in
mind that the state association was
permanently located at Mitchell, where
a large pavilion was built by the state
for its accommodation. Perhaps there
are two associations. viii some n
informed in the premises tell us how
this thing is organiZed-Canton News.
For the information of the News,
as well as others who may be in doubt,
we will say that the stock breeders
meeting to be held in this city the COM
ing month is the state association
which has been holding it's annual
meetings at Mitchell. 1t was never
permanently located at Mitchell, the
question Of meeting place being left
with the board of directors, and at the
last annual meeting that body voted to
come to Brookings which Is supplied
with the best of accommodations and
a stock pavilion equal to the built
by the state at Mitchell.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

We thought we were going some
last week when we got cut a two-color
front page, but the Dell Rapids Times
Tribune went us one better with a
three color title page. The Times.
Tribune page was a work Of art, and
while there was considerable labor
expended upon it the result amply
Pioneer-Register also had a very neat
two.color front page.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

Superintendent Chamberlain of the
farmers Institutes. who is ever alert
for new methods to- interest the farm
er boys of the state in agriculture, now
has a new corn contest, which he ex-
poets to spring some time in Febru-
airy. All country schools are to- com
pete and the date will be the same for
all. Seed corn will be tested by the
termination method and prizes award
ed accordingly to the best results OBJ
tanned from the tests, and contests
will be under the supervision of the
teachers in the country schools.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

DR.. Cook, the arctic explorer, has
been discredited. and it is as much
OF n disappointment to the general
public as to- Cooks personal friends.
Peary's attitude after his return from
the pole gained him few friends and
nine-tenths of the reading public were
hoping that Cooks claims would prove
valid ones. To these the developments
OF the past week have been very much
OF a shock, and If Cook is as guilty
as it now appears he is entitled to
very little sympathy. 1t stu looks
to us as though there was a niger
in the wood pile"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
DEATH OF WILLIAM LAMB,

William E. Lamb, eldest son of E.
p. Lamb, south Of the city, passed
away at Phoenix, Arizona December
23. The young man was born near
Belvidere, III. September 10, 1885,
and came to Bookings county with his
parents in 1898. In 1908 he was mar.
ried to Miss kmma Lamberg of Estel-
line, and they moved to Los Angeles,
Cal, going from there to Long Beach.
He contracted consumption and moved
o Arizona for his health. The remains
were expected to arrive here today,
and the funeral will be held from
the M. E. church tomorrow afternoon
at one o'clock.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

State Game Warden Bancroft OF
Watertown, is working for uniform
game laws for the states Of North aud
South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and
Nebraska, and a meeting Of the ward
ems of those states will be held soon
have much in common i'm the protec-
ton of game, and uniform laws would
greatly facilitate the work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

Groton had a tag day last week
for the benefit of the Children's Home
at Sioux Falls, following the lead OF
Brookings and Aberdeen, and about
three hundred dollars was realized
Other cities have taken up the PROPOSE
ton, and it looks as though C, f. Car
Isle of this city, builded better than
he knew when he originated this ex
cellent plan for raising money for the
homeless.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

At a recent meeting of the engin-
eering society a paper on steel bridges
was read by Lynn Mhthewson, an
article on the profession of engineer
ing was read by Albert Ort and a
discussion on inland waterways fol-
lowed. 1t is the intention of the so
ciety to hold meetings IN the first and
third Monday evening of each month
during the remainder of the school
year.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

The committee selected to raise the
fund for the General Beadle statue
in the state capitol building has made
It's apportionment of the fund which
it is expected the various counties of
the state will raise. Something over
$4,000 is needed and tag days have
been suggested as one method OF rails
ing the money. The amount expected
of Brookings county is $15O.59.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

Uncle Sam last week launched the
biggest battleship aloat, the Utah,
and two more larger ones are under
construction. We have the biggest Of
everything else worth while in the
world, even trusts, so why shouldn't
we have the best fighting machines?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

Governor Carroll of Iowa, wants to
take ten feet from each side of the
average country road and return II
to the farmer whose property 1t adj
joins. Maybe the governor believes
with less space to take care Of there
will be better roads in his state. If 1t
works out that way in Iowa South Da-
kota should adopt it at once.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

The first preliminaries for the choos-
ing of intercollegiate debating teams
were held last week, and all but
twelve of the t%hirty-one men entered
were eliminated. The results of the
four preliminaries were as follows:
First preliminary Cecil Starring, Ed
win Grotta and Henry Erdmann Sc
cured the first three places, respec-
lively. Second preliminary, William
Sauder, Russell Knappen and Harold
Crothers. Third preliminary, Elmer
S%eXauer, Jay C%ottingham and Guy Bis.
bee. Fourth preliminary, Fred Math-
eny, Ben Schaphorst and Clifford John,
son. The finals will be held after
Christmas. Brookings has not been
officially notified of Yankton's choice
of side of the question as yet, but the
Yankton Press ard Dakotan states
that Mitchell and Yankton will debate
the same question, Yankton debating
the affirmative against Mitchell ant
the negative against the State college
If this is the case the State college
will support the negative agains
North Dakota Agricultural college.
Prizes of three and two dollar
| respectively were offered for the tw,
best Christmas stories for the Col
legian. These prizes were awarded t
Guy Bisbee and Ralph Crothers.
The Athenian literary society pre-
sented The Cricket or the Hearth,
a fairy tale by Charles Dickens, dram
affixed by Albert Smith, in the colleg
chapel on December 10. There wer
three acts and the music between act
was furnished by the college orches
ira. The leading parts were playe,
by Herman Nagel, Walter Tickle, Am
Ladd and Strayer Morrow. The char
acters were well chosen for thei
parts and in judging individual wor'
it would be hard to determine whic'
was best. 1t was pronounced b
many to be the best amateur pla
ever given in the college chapel.
A Christmas program was rendere
at a joint meeting Of the Y. NJ. an
Y. w. c. A. on Sunday Afternoon
December -. 1t consisted of the fol
lowing numbers: Christmas in MOI
way, Geneva Knutson; Christina
story, Amy Laid; spirit of Chris
mas" w. w. VAIL; Christmas i
Japan" DR.. Brigham.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

Christmas vacation began Wednes-
day evening, December % and college
work mmence again on Tuesday,
January 4.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30
COLLEGE NOTES.

There was no regular chapel eXer
cises last Tuesday and DR.. Parsons,
who was to have spoken, will deliver
his speech at some future date.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-12-30

Good resolutions are N vogue once
more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
Worlds Visible Supply.

New Orleans, April 7.-Secretary Hes ters statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton. made up from special cable and telegraphic advices, compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 129,719, against a decrease of 124.6S2 last year, and a decrease of 210, ,2SS year before last
 The total visible is 4,S9917S, against 4 52sS97 last week, 7Os last year and 4613,069 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 3.367. ITS, against 349S,S97 last week. 2,5S5,s32 last year and 3,191, ,069 year before last, and of all other kinds, including Egypt Brazil India, etc, l,032,000. against 1030.000 last week, 1,191'S76 last year and 1,422,O0o year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton as above shows a decrease compared with last week of l29, 719. an increase com pared with last year of 671, 470. and a de- crease compared with year before last of 21SS9l.
 Of the worlds visible of cotton as above there is now afoat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,77S000. against 2,161.000 last year and 2,762. 600 year before last; in Egypt, 2O9.OOO, against 1990O0 last year and 144,0O0 year before last; in India, 4lS,000, against 5000 last year and S04, GOO year before last; and in the United States. 969, GOO, against 769,0O0 last year and 90S, eco year before last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
SMALL ADVANCE IN
 COTTON MARKET Improvement In Trade S'tua ton Aids the Upturn. SELLING IS SCATTERED Better Weather Conditions in the South Cause Market to Ease Off
 From the Top Near Close
 of Session.
SELLING IS SCATTERED

New York. May 7.-The cotton market was quiet today with fluctuations IT, regular in a comparatively narrow range The close was steady at a net advance of to points.
 The market opened steady at uh-i changed prices to an advance of point and during the early session sold apout 3 to points net higher on covering promoted by rather steady cables talk of an improvement in the trade situation and Liverpool cables claiming petter business in Manchester. There appeared to be less liquidation of long lines thah recently but the selling was more agsres- sive and before the close prices began to ease off under local bear pressure ana scattered selling for long account which was probably due to better weather con ditions south and apprehensions that favorable climatic conditions might lead to a. modification of sentiment regarding the probable area and showing or the government report due in June.
 Near months seemed to be relatlVely easy and sold about one to five points net lower while the new crop did not go pe- low the final figures of yesterday with subsequent fluctuations nervous and IT. regular within a range of or polllts until near the close when buying or May bv European shorts sent the price or that month up from 10.52 the low point of the morning, to 1908 with the close at 10 .62 bid Later months rallied or points from the lowest
 Southern spot markets officially re ported were generally unchanged; ialr and warmer weather was predicted Tor the western belt while showers are eN- pected in the east Exports are heavier today but seemed to attract little at tention.
 Receipts at port todsy were 19,l6l bales against 234S5 last week and 7,o60 last year. For the week 115,OO0 against l5s 4fb last week and 9,153 last year. Today receipts at New Orleans were SSSl asaills. 9604 last year and at Houston 2274 against 1200 last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08

Galveston-Quiet; middlng 10ss sc; net receipts, 74SS; gross receipts, 74SS; sales, PIT; stock. 101 719; exports to the continent, 15,615. New Orleans = Quiet: middling, 10 3-16c: net receipts, 3313; gross re- ceipts 3313; sales, 900; stock, 1S9.SS3 exports to the continent 15,34S; coast wise 445
 Mobile-Quiet: middling, 10Bc; net receipts, 75 gross receipts 705; sales, 75 stock, 25,674; coastwise, 524.
 Savannah-Qliet; middling, 10 1-i6c; net receipts. 1921; gross receipts, 1921; sales, 1919; stock. 7072; coastwise, 3464.
 Charleston-Firm: middling, 10c net receipts. 372; gross receipts, S72 stock, 10,9S4; coastwise, ITS. Wilmington-Quiet; middling, 10c i; net receipts, 734; gross receipts, 734; sales, 59; stock, 14,369. Norfolk-Steady, middling, 10as net receipts, 1O49; gross receipts, 1o4s; sales, 176: stock, 19,S5S; exports to Great Britain, ASA.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 105s sc; net receipts. 1461; gross receipts, 1461; stock, 74O5. exports to Great Britain, 35O3; coastwise. $50.
 New York-Quiet; middling. 10.90c net receipts, Ill; gross receipts, 3424; sales, 800; stock, 119,0S6.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, 10.90c; net receipts, I, gross rectlplS, l5o-. Philadelphia Steady; middling, 11.15c; stock, 2956.
 Brunswick-Net receipts. IA; gross receipts, Al; coastwise, 414. San Francisco-Net receipts, 1536; gross receipts 1856; exports to Japan, 1886.
 Jacksonville-Net receipts, 53; gross receipts 53; coastwise, 53.
 Wilmington-Add 9300 bales to re- ceipts this week.
 Total today, at all ports: Net, 19,161; exports to Great Britain, 3503; to the continent, 31,613; to Japan, 15S6 stock, 555,546
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, 114,- 647; exports to Great Britain, 50,94S. to France. 1179S to the continent, TS,S95 to Japan, 1536.
 Total since September 1. at all ports Net 928S,164: exports to Great Britain, 3,15S,593; to France, 949276; to the con tinent, 3,16S, ,590 to Japan, 1S5, ,10S; to Mexico 15500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
Hubbard Bros. 6 Co.'S Letter.

New York, May | (SpeciaD-A dull but steady market at slightly higher prices on the better foreign advices than looked for last evetnng. The market is waiting for renewed demand for spot cotton fin Southern markets. as the advance in the larger markets during the past month has carried future deliveries above de- livery basis and cotton is pointing to all of these markets for delivery on May. We are led to believe that shipments here will exceed 30, 600 bales and the action of the trade show they anticipate the tend CTS on July will be very heary. While the May position Is in strong hands and will be taken for the purpose of accumu- lating a stock here, it is now believed the stock will be rendered on July. An advance of two points IS expected i'm Liverpool tomorrow Rain fell in central Texas last night but in western Texas no heavy rains have been reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
Liverpool Cotton Market.

Liverpool, May 7.-Cotton spot in fair demand; prices four points lower; Amer jean mddling fair 6.1od; good mddling 5.74d; miding 554d: low middling 5.3sd good ordinary 5.07 ordinary 472
 The sales of the day were 10000 bales of which 1000 were for speculation and ex- port and included $500 American.
 Receipts, 5000 bales, including 1sOO American
 Futures opened steady and closed steady.
 May, MaY-June. 5.iSd; June-July 5.47 1ad; July-August 5.51d August-Septem- Der, 5.4Sd September October. 545d: Octo- ber-November. 5.42d; November-D December. 5.4Od: December-January, 5.39d January- February 5.39d; February March, 5.39lsd ! March-Aprl, 540d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
Weekly Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, May 7.-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued before the close of busi- ness today shows an increase In the move- ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 34,000, an increase over the same days year before last of 5000, and an in crease over the same time in 1906 or IS, GOO
 For the seven days of May the totals show an increase over last year of 34 000 an increase the same period year before last of S3030 and an increase the same time in 1906 of 1S000.
 For the 249 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 24s days of last year 2,142,OO0 behind the same days year before last 64,00O, and ahead of 1906 by 2,513.Oo0.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 127 800 bales. against 92,75o for the seven days ending this date last year, 93,S36 year before last and 1C9,262 same time in 1906; and. for the same days of May it has been 127 800. against 92. 750 last year, 93,S36 year before last and 109,262 same time in 1906.
 The movement since September 1 sh ows receipts at all United State, ports, 9.2SS,164. against 7,7S6,S53 last year, e,4S0,757 year before last and 7217,136 same time in 1906. Overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Po- tomac rivers to northern mills and Can ada, 1,090,767, against 646,964 last year 1,10S,752 year before last and SS9.1S7 same time in 1906; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, S06, ,266, against 26l,- 243 last year, 242,5S1 year before last and 213,030 same time in 1906; southern mills takings, 1.947,0 against 1.7s5,- 759 last year. 1.913.717 year before last and ,799,5s6 same time in 1906.
 These make the total movement for the 949 days of the season from Septem- Der to date, 12,6S2,l97. against 10,- 4s0,219 last year, 12,695,S07 year before last and 10, ,11s,939 same time in 1908. Foreign exports for the week have been 147,767 against S0,S70 last year, making the total thus far for the sea son 7,5S0.44S, against 6,722,Ss3 last year. an increase of S5I, ,S65.
 Northern mills takings and Canada during the past seven days show an in crease of 6s35 as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since September l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
New Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans. May 7.-Spot cotton quiet; unchanged; middling, 10 9-16c. Sales on the spot 900 bales, to arrive none, Flu lures opened quiet and steady at an ad- vance of 1 to ? points on favorable ca
 bes. The market had little life in it either on the first call or at any time after. The extreme range of prices all day was only over to points, the active months being to points over yesterdays closing at the highest and points below at the lowest. The ring acted short and the steadiness in Octo- Der seemed chiefly due to this. Weather conditions were mixed. Cold weather failed to materialize in the west. which prevented the bulls from deriving much encouragement from Liverpool's bullish market The closing was quiet and steady with prices unchanged to points up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-08
S HERN RAILWAYS NEW FAST TRAIN TO
 NEW YORK

Effective Sunday, May 16th; Southern Railway will inaugu- rate a new fast train from Bir- mingham to New York, known as the Birmingham Special. Train will leave Birmingham 9:30 a.m., arrive New York 500 pm. following day. Through sleepers and dining cars, constituting the hand somest train to eastern cities.