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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

In trips to- various parts of the
county it is a noticeable fact that
the best titled farms show the best
crop prospects. Farmers who take
pains to place their land in the best
possible condition are the ones who
are last to be affected by drought, and
this fact is a lesson in the constantly
talked conservation of moisture. Con
slant cultivation is needed to keep the
moisture from evaporation, and corn
fields with a fine seed bed, and a con
tinual stirring Of the soil show far
superior crops to the fields which have
been Carelessly titled. A dry season
shows the good farmers to excellent
Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

a permanent capital which has so
many times thrown the state into civil
strife. The struggle began also as
O as the temporary location had
been made at Yankton and the legis-
lature met in the little old wooden
building on the corner OF Douglas and
Fourth reefs. In 1867 there was a
fight TO move it 10 Bon Homme. The
bill passed the house but was defeat
ed in the council. In 1880 an unsuc-
cessful fight was made 10 remove II
to Huron.
Few of those on the ground at the
time will forget the fierce struggle
which followed the proclamation OF
1882 which provided that the govern
or should appoint a capitol commits
sion to consist of nine persons. who
we're TO go out and locate a territorial
capital at a point where they could
secure the best terms. Many towns
in both sections of the territory COM
peted for the prize. Bismack won
With reluctance Yankton gave up
the capital and there was an effort
to- remove it to the southern part OF
the territory the next year but so
many towns wanted it that no unified
effort could be brought to bear and
II remained NJ RiSmarck
The question of a temporary state
capital came up with the submission
to the people Of the constitution Of
1885. Huron, Pierre, Alexandria and
Chamberlain were competing candi-
! dates. Huron won. Another fight
ensued in 1889 in which Pierre, HUI
ron, WATERFOWL, Sioux Falls, Mitchell
and Chamberlain were contestants.
Pierre won. Under the new constitu-
tion the permanent capital was to- be
determined at the election of 1890.
Only Pierre and Huron were candi-
dates, but the whole state was
wrought up over the fight. Pierre
was successful by a large majority
Many attempts were made to amend
the constitution so as to make Huron
the permanent capital, but all tailed.
Finally in the legislature Of 1901 an
attempt was made to- secure the sub
mission of a constitutional amend
ment whereby Mitchell was to be the
capital city, but it again failed. The
last capital fight was between Mitch
ell and Pierre in 1904 and was as
much a railroad fight as a struggle be-
tween cities. South Dakotans will
long remember the free excursions of
that year. After the picnic was
over and the votes counted Pierre
was again victor.
And nOw South Dakota has not only
a permanent capital, but a permanent
capitol building. The state stands
united not only in the permanent
location" proposition, but in its effort
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

The official vote of the state as
given out last week shows that the
vote on governor in the recent pri-
mary raj nearly ten thousand more
the vote for governor Is always larg-
er than the balance of the ticket,
but the difference was never so great
as this year. The probable eason
for this is that both factions oncen
trated their efforts to elect their nom
inee for governor and the addition of
Egan to the field helped to bring out
the vote for this office.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

From all parts OF Illinois the de
vestigation OF the bribery charges be
made by both state and national gov.
ernments. The state seems to be do
ing its part, although it failed to
secure a conviction in the Browne
case through a disagreement of the
jury, and it seems to be up to the
United States senate to determine
whether Senator Lorimer Is entitled
to his seat in that body. If he is
not guilty he is entitled to a vindi
cation, anyway.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

No need to go to Europe this year
to see the Passion Play. An enter,
prising American theatrical manager
has secured the same company of
players to give the play In this coun-
try next summer. In the small town
in Switzerland where the play Is
given, the people are DESTROYS of build,
ing a magnificent church and like other
European attractions, they know there
Is lots of easy money to be picked
up in America, hence their promised
visit.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07
AN ESTIMATE OF ROOSEVELT.

George Bernard Shaw, who has ON
a number of occasions shown his con
tempt for everything American, is out
with a characteristic criticism of
former president Roosevelt. He con-
fesses that Roosevelt is something of
an egnima to him, because he has
accomplished so much, whereas he APP
pears TO be a vnrv ordinary man and
says very ordinary things. so far
as | can see, he has never done any
thing that could not be thought of
by the most ordinary schoolbOy."
The old-world idea crops out very
prominently in Mr., Shaw's criticism
of Roosevelt. 1t is that a mar must
be original and eccentric to be great.
Eccentricity goes a long way with
some people across the water. Mr..
Gladstone is renowned in their eyes
because he chopped down trees and
refused a title They expect Mr.. Roose-
welt to say or do something that a
schoolboy would not think Of. Then
they would accord him greatness, but
they fail TO see genius in a man who
takes the world as he finds it, and
working with ordinary men and meas
ures, achieves success.
This is not a criticism of English
men nor Europeans as a whole. For
tunately the following of Mr.. Shaw
is not so formidable as to- carry the
world away with it. 1t is the business
of Mr.. Shaw to write clever and
original things. 1t is the work of Mr..
Roosevelt to do things and to do them
well. He is not seeking TO astonish
or mystify the world. He is trying to
do his part in the world, to fill his
place; and because he has done small
,hings well, great things haze been
given him to do. 1t follows naturally
that he has done the great things
we'll also. He is the greatest human
force of the present and whether he
pleases, cOnfounds or dismays is moi
of so much importance to him as that
he has done well the thing that comes
to his hand to do. Shaw has pos
sibly thought of more new things tc
say and write than has Roosevelt
But the world is listening to Roosevelt
more than to Mr.. Shaw. 1t is prob.
ably that which anooys the brilliant
writer.-Sioux Falls Press.
--H3-
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

An effort will be made at the next
session of the legislature to amend
the primary law to compel every voter
to cast his ballot in the primary of
his party. Both the stalwarts and
progressives claim, and they are prob.
ably right, that many democrats en-,
tered the republican primary to vote
for Egan in the belief that his nom
ination would insure the election OF
Wood, the democratic candidate for
governor. Just how to keep the dem
ocrats out of republican family af.
fairs Is a hard question, but no doubt
some OF our brilliant Legislators will
solve the problem.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

The official returns from the South
a Philadelphia lawyer. 1t Is no won
der that everybody missed his guess.
Ii was largely hit and miss voting,
with the advantage noticeable in fav-
or of the men who held the Offices
Argus-Leader.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Jeffries, "the hope OF the rhlte
race failed to make good AZ Reno
Monday and the pugilistic honors re
main with the black man. pug,lism
seems to he about the only calling
in which the colored brothers attain
any distinction, and we should be
CT irritable enough to let them keep
all the honor"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Among the appropriations made by
congress was n for a new postOfiice
building at Brookings. Quite "A mum
Der OF the cities OF South Dakota are
assuming such proportions as to be
recognized nationally. Lake Preston
Times.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

70 make South Dakota what it is fast
becoming-a permanent leader in
educational, economic, political and
religious life of the NATURALIZATION
Press and Dakotan.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

The ~alienists say that Charlton, the
American who murdered his wife in
Italy, has forty kinds Of insanity.
Funny how these rich ~degenerates are
allowed to run loose until they kill
someone and then go free, while the
poor mar who slaughters his neigh.
Dor gets his deserts in a hurry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Sioux Falls, Mitchell and a half doz-
en- other towns in the state are claim
ing that Roosevelt will visit them
when he comes west in September.
H. Teddy is to spend so much time
visiting around we might secure him
as an attraction for the county fair,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Melville w. Fuller, the venerable
chief justice of the Supreme Court
OF the United States, passed away
Monday at his home in Maine. Chief
Justice Fuller has served for over
twenty years and was recognized as
one of the ablest men that ever filled
tilat high position.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Johnny Nipple, after four years In
the Pierre p~ostofice found the Off
cial duties took too much of his time
from his private business and declin-
ed a re-appointment, and he's an edi-
tor, too. What do you thing Of that?
Canton News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Col. Henry Watterson says politics
Is not a good thing for women. The
colonel must have heard Of our
school election.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

There is one good thing about this
dry weather, anyway-we don't have
to wrestle with the lawn mower quite
as often as in other seasons.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-07-07

Typewriter paper at the Register Of
flee at rs and IS cents per box of 500
sheets.
The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1910-10-13

EAR YE Ar YE
t B2ReArns Land BARGAINS H bAkSA1Ns
If You Are Looking for Land Why Don't You
Come to US and see What We Have for Sale?
We the
Rhfed Tract sold land
$780, that bought $685. Does that look
0
$62
half miles decided
80 than mile from cleared for Terms
barn and
three
land
6O mile with
round Will part cash and balance
The Above Land All Has First Class Water Rights
We other
land here Uhat
will
breeze direction. DO not forget that is the
RICHF7El1i) REAL ESTATE& INSURANCE CO.
much a will uond y have not heard this of Idaho BEFORE
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
Speaker Byrd's Attack on Income
Taxation

In com nunication to New
York paper Speaker Richard f.
Byrd vigorously defends his vote
and the action of the House of Dele
gates of this State in rejecting the
income tax amendment. The Speak
er has been widely criticized for
what is regarded as the deciding
speech against the amendment. but
ne shows no signs OF yielding. To
the contrary, he is as strong in his
contention as ever.
Like all other of Mr. Byrds ut
terances, there is no unnecessary
verbiage about this communication.
1t is terse, every sentence cutting
ike a knife.
The Sixteenth Amendment. ."
says the Speaker, lis a voluntary
invitation to the Federal govern
ment to invade and occupy the in
nermost citadel of what remains of
the reserved rights OF the States.
1t would put the Federal govern
ment in a direct contact with the
individual citizen in the everyday
affairs of life and in the prosecution
or every business. A hand from
Washington would be stretched out
and placed on every man shoulder.
The eye of the Federal inspector
would be in every mans counting
house. InQuisition would be made
into every mans business, and the
employment of spies and informers
would be an inevitable consequence.
Administrative rules having the
practical force of law would hedge
men about. The income tax law
would be enacted by Federal
Congress, construed by Federal
judges and administered by Federal
officials
If Reimbursement OF the reve-
nue. laws in the South can be taken
as a guide, citizens would be cited
to distant and unfamiliar tribunals
and find it difficult to invoke the
protection of law against the energy
exerted by the administrative rules
OF Federal department.
The House of Delegates of Vir-
GINA felt that these objections were
more potent than the argument that
rich men would, by the proposed
method, be compelled to pay greater
taxes than they are paving now -
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
Comet Causes His Conversion

The first conversion to Christian
ity by Halley's comet has been rec.
orded. At 4 o'clock the other morn
ing number of people who had
shortened their slumbers to watch
the comet from the roof of a Fourth
avenue apartment house, in Brook
iyn, were startled by a loud cry
from one of their number. The
man, protested skeptic and aponos-
tic named Charles Stimson. was
standing with arms outstretched to
the heavens, weeping protasely.
This convinces me that there is
a God" he said to his friends.
Hereafter l shall always live as a
Christian. These stars could not
DE unless there is God "
The profound impression created
on the man by the spectacle had
not worn off tonight, and be assured
his friends he meant to attend
church regularly hereafter, and to
conduct himself as a God. fearing
II an should.
l had never seen the heavens as
L did then" he declared. Il did
not realize what wonderful world
1t is; ruled and regulated by pow
er cannot comprehend.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
S1.O0 PER YEAR
SOUTHERN METH0DISTS'
QUADRENNIAL SESSION
Episcopal Address Convers Condi-
tons of Church

The main feature of the opening
session in Asheville, N. c., last
Wednesday. May 3, 1910, of the six
teenth quadrennial con ference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
was the Episcopal address. This
ADDRESS is really the report Of the
House Of Bishops upon the condi-
ton Of the church, together with
such recommendations as the bishops
may deem advisable.
Bishop E. R. Hendrix. of Kansas
City, in making the Episcopal ad-
dress, fatty opposed the demand of
the women of the church for lay.
mems rights and representation in
conference. He said the demands
were not in harmony with the
church's idea of what woman IS place
IN the church, in the home and in
society. The address compliment
ed wome for their devotion to the
church.
Bishop Hendricks address stated
that the Methodist denomination
now numbered two million souls. the
second largest protestant church in
world. It gave their gains in the
last four years as 2O7,754 Atpresent
over 1000 travelling and 1000 local
ministers are in service. The church
property now owned is worth SIS
OUO, dollars. Four million was
spent for churches and parsonages
during the last year.
The veto power in the bishops and
their election for life were strongly
supported, and any attempt to de-
stroy their power or limit their
duties was deprecated as a danger
Gus innovation. Greater energy in
foreign fields was recommended and
Africa was declared the battle
ground of the 10th century. A de-
cided stand was against innovations
in worship such as silent invocation
and chanting of the Lord $ prayer.
The movement to remove the four
wear time limit on preachers service
IN a church was not approved. 1t
would destroy the itinerant system
upon which the church is based, &C
cording to the bishops.
Cooperation and division of terri
tory with the Northern Methodist
Church were endorsed.
Five additional bishops were re-
commended.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
The Philadelphia Record

Prints every day in the year the
undoctored news of the day. only
wedding out mere sensation and
smut.
The Record prints the actual mar
ket, the record each day of actual
transactions. Its market figures
are the basis upon which the seller
sells and the buyer buys on the date
OF its quotations. 1t is a recognized
authority.
There is no other paper printed
in Pennsylvania that takes such
painstaking care to keep farmers
and merchants thoroughly posted.
There is no other paper that more
strongly appeals to the general
reader who reads to be informed.
There is no other paper in the
State of Pennsylvania of such wide
circulation.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
Mr.. Bryan in Politics

The CommOner: A number of cas-.
tern papers and some in the west
have made the mistake of assuming
that because Mr.. Bryan takes part
in the discussion of moral and relig-
lous questions, he has therefore lost
interest in politics. For the benefit
of any who may have been misled bv
assumptions or suggestions of this
kind, The Commonor begs to give
assurance that Mr.. Bryan is as deem
Nv interested today as at any other
time in his life in the science of gov
eminent, in political problems and
In the discussion of the principles
and policies under consideration by
the American people. He expects
to continue in politics during the re.
mainder of his days. and he expects
to be just as active and just as ear
nest in the discussion of these ones
tions as he has been in the past
The readers of The Commoner NAV
therefore expect that Mr.. BRYAN
will deal with all questions, state
and national, upon which the people
are ready to act. The fact that Mr.
Bryan is not a candidate for any
Office and does not expect to be.
instead of lessening bis interest
really relieves him of embarrass-
lnent and makes it possible for
him to do more than he could when
he might be accused of having
q personal interest in the result of
the campaign.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
The Staunton Method of Government

The report of Mr.. Charles f.. Ash
burner. general manager of the city
OF Staunton. for the past fiscal wear.
makes good exhibit of the Staun-
ton method of city government. Mr.
Ashburner makes the following sum
mary of his work:
Notwithstanding the fact that we
have incurred no Indebtedness we
have constructed 6,993 lineal feet of
granolithic side walks, an increase of
3,lO6 feet over the preceding year;
1850 ilneal feet OF macadam and
asphalt macadam streets. increasing
last years street construction by
over 1000 lineal feet; 3. 246 lineal
feet OF sewer, as against 993 feet last
year, while the amount of curb laid
was 1,S24 feet last year and 1855
feet this year and the cost of each
Item OF this work has been reduced.
In the Water Department we
laid 1903 feet OF water main, an in
crease over last year of little more
than 1900 feet.
During the last eight months OF
last year there was expended in
buildings the sum of $40, 900. and
during this year $lS5, 565, showing
very healthy growth in building
operations carried on b. the citi
zens."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
General Robert E. Lees Double

Once a month there appears upon
the streets Of Washington an aged
man, who bears q striking resem-
blance to General Robert f. Lee.
The man is, in fact. General George
Washington GUSTS Lee, son of
the leader of the Confederate army.
who served as a major-general in
the army.
General Lees regular visits to
Washington are not for the purnose
OF renewing old acquaintauces. He
always has a more practical mission.
AS soon as he leaves the train the
old soldier walks to the Ebbitt
House barber shop. A negro bar
Der greets him courteously, the
General steps into the chair and
has his hair cut. After leaving the
barber shop he steps across the
street to the law offices of his
nephew, Col. Robert f. Lee, where
he remains for few minutes. He
then takes an early afternoon train
back to his home in Fairfax county.
General Lee is president emeritus
OF Washington and Lee University
of which institution his father
also was president The striking
manner in which he resembles bis
famous father in every detail was
illustrated by the sculptor. who
was selected to design the statue of
General Leo which now stands in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol. The
sculptor had an excellent death
mask OF the Confederate general.
but was somewhat puzzled about the
size OF the hands until he was in
formed that General George Wash.
ingIon Custis Lee was the living
image of his father. The sculptor
thereupon took an impression of the
hands OF the son. New York Tele-
gram
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
The Boy Should Be
Taught to Fight.

SS Professor MICHAEL OF
H~o TEACH A BOY TO FIGHT &c eo,-
TIMES THE BEST CERTAIN PROP, eme -.
~ CONNECTION WITH EDUCATION "
The kitten plays only because ancestors hunted for o
living 1t through all the stalking and CATCHING
food. ~ ~ IN
30 1t Is with the child. He LOVES DIRT AND FIGHTING
He is BRUTE AS FAR AS HIS INSTINCTS GO and ,nl
m showed TO develop his savage instincts early finer
instincts, which do till later deveon 70 tlo 1
The most aesthetic and intellectual persons those who in o.
life were the widest children Statistics prove Il Fvo 1
FKON1DE FOR SAVAGE AS WELL AS CIVIIIZrT. i-..-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

State Commissioner Koiner, after
a visit OF several days through the
State says: Il look for a bumpe
fruit crop this year, and will be
greatly surprised il the fruit re-
suits are not almost double what
they have ever been. Fruit grow.
ing is on the high plane and better
business basis than ever before in
the history OF the State"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

Former Governor Montague will
not be q congressional candidate
Tor the Third district. The positive
declaration has been made by Mr..
Montague. This leaves the field
clear to the incumbent, Captain
Lamb, and to Judge r. Ashby
Wickham, state senator for the
Richmond district.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

beginning May LIST. the retail iio
uor license for Harrisouburg went
up from $500 to 81 200. The action
OF the town council was unanimous
and all seven of the Harrisonburg
liquor dealers applied for renewal
of license and secured it, Harrison
burg is the only wet" spot in the
Valley OF Virginia, and since Staun.
ton voted dry" last summer has
been doing an immense shipping
business.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

The ce" sus Office has unoficiallv
estimated the increase OF population
in the United States since 1900
at 10, III ,O36, giving a total of 9I.-
42<, 423.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

The man who shutters does NOT
need to be told to think twice before
he speaks once.