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The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
CITIES HARD TO KILL.
What Rome, Paris, ConstantinopIe and
London Have Suffered.

What Rome, Paris, ConstantinopIe and
London Have Suffered.
1t is a difficult thing to kill a city.
and there are some well known places
that have so much vitality that they
will survive any number Of disasters.
Take Rome as a first example. No
fewer than ten times has she been
swept by pestilence.' She has been
burned twice and starved out on six
occasions. Seven times she has been
beSieged or bombarded. But she still
f1ourishes. Perhaps that is why she
is called the Eternal City.
Paris has had eight sieges. ten fam
ines, two plaques and one fire which
devastated 1t. We make no reference
to the number Of revolutions, as they
are too numerous to mention. But
Paris still fiourishes.
Constantinople has been burned out
nine times and has suffered from four
plaques and five sieges. There are
some people who think that many of
the sultans have been as bad for the
city as any pestilence. And yet she
goes on.
Lastly there is the English metropO-
lis. London began as a kind of mound
in a swamp. In her early history she
was sacked, burned and all her inhab-
itants butchered. She has been deci-
mated by plague five times, exclusive
Of typhus. cholera and such maladies.
She mas been more or less burned sew
en- times. She is thriving in spite of
all
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
Claud Harmon.
RepeIS Attack of Death.

Give years ago two doctors told zle
/ had only two years to live This
startling statement was made by Still
man Green, Malachite. Col They
told me | would die with consumption.
1t was up to me to try the best lung
medicine and began to use DIR. King $
New Discovery. 1t was we'll did, for
today ] am working and believe owe
my life to this great throat and lung
cure that has cheated the grave of an
other victim. Its folly to suffer with
coughs. colds or other throat and luns
troubles now. Take the cure that's
safest. Price 80 cents and 81 ca Trial
bottle free at Paul Drug Co.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
FIRST AERIAL POST.
1t Was Used In China, and Wild
Goose Was the Carrier.

Goose Was the Carrier.
The ancient records of China reveal
the fact that our aerial post was fore
stalled some thousands OF years ago,
aptIy enough by Celestial. 1t is true
that the first postal air man was an
aquatic fowl, and to this day the post
in China is referred to as "the con-
venience of the wild goose" and pic
lures of that bird still appear on cer-
tain stamps.
The legend tells US that a Tartar
chief was offensive to the Chinese en-
peror, who sent a special envoy to
warn him. But the chief took the en-
peror's servant prisoner and made him
shepherd to his flocks. In this condi-
ton of social degradation, the unfor-
tunate envoy lanSuished for some
years until one day he captured a wild
goose and his mind was iIlumined by
the bright idea of using 1t to carry
news Of his whereabouts to mis- friends.
With letter secured to its leg, the
Samaritan goose flew southwark until,
virtue meeting its customary reward,
it was killed in ths sr4unds of the
palace by no less a parsonage than the
emperor himself. The letter was read.
and n punitive expedition rescued the
captive and punished the rebel chief
PearSOn's Weekly.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
POEMS WE MISS.
Epics of the Great Events In Our Ma.
tional History.

tional History.
We have many volumes of commem-
Grafton odes of quite respectable liter
ary quality, but we look in vain for an
epic Of the war of the Revolution,
which might fill each one Of US with
the heroic spirit and bind US all in
that living union of great hearted hu-
mility which is the supreme national
pride. We look in vain for an epic
on the great civil war. with one of the
greatest of all life's soldiers as its
hero. nor do we find immOrtalized in
Aeneids those wonderful expeditions
across this continent-the travels of
Lewis and Clark. the settlement OF
the forty-niners. the O.aning up OF
Alaska. the reclamation Of the deserts
and the founding of Texas. How other
wise than through poetry are our chii-
dren to possess the beauty and the
glory and the spiritual grandeur of the
saga figures who founded this marvel.
Gus union of states. Of those heroes
who highly resolved" and so highly
achieved? II is true Walt Whitman
chanted the song Of democracy. but
his chant is a magnificent prophecy of
an ideal-it is an eXhortation, not a
poetic manifestation. The spirit that
strOve and is striving toward realiza-
tion of this democracy is best caught
when exemplified in the lives and
deeds of the men who lived and fought.
who conquered and died fighting. NOV
ed by this spirit This is the creative
work Of the poet we await-Temple
Scott in Forum.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
MANY BUTTONS TRIM
THE SEASONS GOWNS
Of Odd Shapes and Are Often
Used In FreakiSh Fashion.

Buttons for gowns, coats and suits
form an important part of the well or
dered toilet.
While in some instances buttons are
used with profusiOn, they are placed in
such a way as not TO seem ornate. For
instance, upon handsome gown small
buttons covered with the same fabric
as the gown itself were set closely TO-
gether from the shoulder seams on
each side to the hem of the skirt in
the back. Although many dozens were
thus employed, the effect was one of
simplicity.
A strange freak is that of using two
kinds of buttons upon the same tai
Iored suit. In most instances the but
tons are dissimilar as to material ard
size. The utility buttons are small.
and the larger ones are simply for or
nament.
The use of wooden button mOldS is
on the increase. Some are made il
ovals, lozenge shape and even square
as we'll as in the shape of a half bull
lcl. IL 10 tue ldu W Wv tl IhGSC Win
handwork of some kind Silk, satin
or velvet is often used and is frequent
ly embellished with silk embroidery
or cording or metallic lace work.
An odd use for buttons has appeared
in millinery, where-upon some of the
most expensive of imported hats-a
large button covered with Irish crochet
In rainbow tints is seen as the center
of ribbon or chiffon flower of n mod
est shade.
The use of white pearl buttons upon
dark serge or other mannish goods is
an innovation Of the French dressmak-
ers. Not for use are these buttons. in
most cases, but as trimming, set close
ly along the edge of revers or upon
cuffs or flares. Even china buttons
have thus been employed by some of
the most original makers
Small and large buttons. made OF
white cotton thread, closely crocheted.
are now in fashion. They are placed
on blouses. on one piece frocks. on top
wraps, in every size.
Buttons to be fashionable should he
either very large or very small.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
PUTTING IL Nicely.

There is good deal in putting a
thing nicely. A prisoner was being
sentenced at the assizes the other day.
You have a pleasant home and a
bright fireside with happy children sit.
ting around it. haven't yOu?" said the
judge.
"Yes, sir" said the prisoner, who
thought he saw a way out of the diff
Guilty.
WELL said the judge IF the happy
children sit around the cheerful fire.
side until you return they will stay
there just two months "-London Tit,
Bits.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
Elastic lime liable.

In it's early days railway travelling
was a much less formal affair than
now. One night. back in the sixties,
the guard Of the last train leaving
Banff was reminded by an irate pas
senger that 1t was some minutes past
the starting time. "Oh. aye" replied
the man. but Meester F. has dinner
party the NIGHT. and I'm fist gein' him
two or three meenits' preevilege"-
London Chronicle
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
Eveninu Gowns,

Old gold is one of the favorite col
ors for evening.
Dresses of tulle and silk null, with
lowered borders, are charming for
debutante frocks.
White tulle is used extensively for
blouses, chemisettes and entire gowns.
Many evening frocks Of chiffon are
trimmed with lace flOunces and tiny
sprays and knots of silk or velvet flow
ers.
Dressy fyocks of satin show narrow
pointed trains or square or rounded
trains quite separate from the rest of
the skirt.
Evening frocks Of tulle or delicate
iace-the founces touched with crys-
tal-are worn under extremely short
chiffon tunics, edged with fringe.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
MALICIOUS FRUIT.
The Stines That Come With Careless
Handling of Prckly Pears.

Handling of Prickly Pears.
My first sad experience Of the Afri-
can prickly pear was gained on a visit
to the market place of Algiers. The
fruit was handed to us, politely peeled
by the Arab dealer, and thus as we
made acquaintance with its delightful
GOODNESS no suspicion of its evil quail
ties entered our minds.
A few days later. adding the excite
ment of little trespassing to the more
legitimate pleasures of country ram
BILE. we came upon a well laden group
of prickly pear bushes and could not
resist the temptation to help ourselves
to some of the fruit The result was
woeful.
Concentrated essence of singing net
tie seemed all at once to be assailing
hands. lips and tongue. and our skin
wherever it had come in contact with
the III natured fruit vas covered with
a thick crop of minute, briStly hairs,
apparently growing from it and veno-
nous and irritating to the last degree.
Our silk gloves. transformed sudden
ly into miniature robes of Nessus, had
to be thrown away. perfectly unwear-
able, and the inadvertent use of our
pocket handkerchiefs before we had
fully realized the extent of our misfOr-
tune caused fresh agonies. in which
nose as well as lips participated. For
many a day did the retribution of that
theft haunt Us in the form of myriadS
of tiny stinCs.-"HOme Life on an Os-
trich Farm
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
A WINNING COMBINATION.

A friend. banker. living in a sec
ton where alfalfa and corn do well
and silOs have been built the past
season for the first time states that
some farmers of his section have some
doubts whether the silo is advisable
In case of the man who does not care
to take up dairying. but does want to
raise beef cattle. The writer would
suggest that any doubts these farmers
may have along this line be put aside,
for IL the extensive feeding expert
ments which have been conducted by
many experiment stations make any
one point clear it is that the cheapest
IS well as the best beef in the world
is produced in those sections where
both corn and alfalfa can be grown
and where the corn crop is put into
the silo for safe keeping. 1t is our
opinion that these fellows are in clover
N very truth and the sooner they get
hose silos built the better it will be.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
Naming Aeroplanes.

Suggestions are already beginning
to pour into the navy department for
the naming Of aerial warships. Hor-
net. Wasp, Hawk and Vulture are the
favorites, though Eagle, Swallow and
Bee are close seconds in point of pop
ularity. OF course the names will be
Of no use for years to come. or until
the aeroplane has been sufficiently per-
fected to become Of actual and not
theoretical value. But they reflect the
confidence Of numerous persons in the
ultimate development Of the flying ma
chine to point where it viii be of
practical value as an instrument of
Observation-Disclosures Bulletin.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
Makinq His Meanino cIesr

Senator Gust returned from Wash
ington)-Mr, Eeler. what is the senti.
ment Of the people in your town con.
cerning-
Rising Politician (sternly interrupt.
ing)-Senator. we don't deal in senti.
ment in our town; we deal with fac's
#, a, x, fac's!-Chicago Tribune.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
His Half.

A wife after the divorce said to her
huSband
81 am willing to let you have the
baby half of the time"
"Good!" said be. rubbing his hands
"Splendidr'
yes" she resumed. you may have
him nights
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
Reversible Fabrics.

Reversible materials are much used
for the long mantles which are so prac
deal. The favorite colors are gold and
white, gray and mauve, currant and
red. blue and chamois. bottle green and
peacock green, otter and rosewood
moss green and violet and black and
fight gray.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
The Difference

Il am told Homebody takes great
interest in his children"
"Yes. he does. but not a controlling
snterest."-Judge.
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
He Objected.

Clergyman-Elmer. wouldn't you like
to be minister when you grow up?
Small Elmer-No, sir; l don't believ
N working @ Sunday. Chicago New
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13
in THE REALM
OF FASHION
Velvet Street Dress.

The sketch shows a velvet suit with
a faint self stripe and trimmings of
satin. In beech brown it forms the
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13

Mans life is in the impulse of ele-
alton to something higher-Jacobi
The Adair County news., 1912-03-13

most ideal and fashionable type of
suit, especially when cut and fitted
with perfection.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03
SOME GOOD BIRDS

II. l.. Walker has returned from
Brookings where he and his family
spent some time visiting relatives and
friends, and where Mr.. Walker ex-
hibited his famous strain Of Rose
Comb Rhode Island Red fowls at the
Brookings county fair. His birds won
first, second and third cockerel and
first, second and third pullet. His
choicest pullet, Miss Red Bird, won
the first prize of the exhibit, all breeds
and varieties and both sexes included
These birds won first, second and
third prizes atthe state fair at Huron,
too, and Mr.. Walker Is more than ever
confident that he has the finest strain
Of this popular fowl in the northwest
today.-Aberdeen News.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03
FOOTBALL TEAM
IN THE MAKING
AT THE STATE COLLEGE UNDER
THE DIRECTION OF EWING
AND TEMPLE
FIRST GAME WITH CARLETON OCT. Z
Prospects Are Good for a First-Class
Team, Although lneIigibiIity May
Keep Some of the Stars Out.

The people of Brookings will wit
ness some classy football games on
the college athletic field during the
coming two months unless all signs
fail. Four fast games will be played
with Madison Normal, Yankton Col
lege, Huron College and Dakota Wes-
leyan University on the home field
and Carleton. University of South
Dakota, and the State School Of Mines
on various trips.
While the college lost a number OF
stars by graduation and otherwise
last year, a fine bunch of new ma,
terial has come from some of the best
high schools in the state. Among
these new men are Clifford NJ. John
son and Geo. Weber of Alexandria,
Cleveland Abbot of Watertown, Cecil
Skinner of Brookings, Lewis Nelson
o. Oldham, Wayne Munroe of Woon-
socket and Francis Murphy of How
ard. These men with such old men
as Lynch, Caldwell, Knox, Britzeus,
Chappell, Hofstetter and a few others
who hope to make up their conditions,
make a combination hard to defeat.
Harry Ewing, Football Coach and
Trainer in athletics has a good squad
of men out every evening and is rapid
ly whipping his men into fine form
With Ewing's wide experience on the
gridiron and Mr.. Temple as trainer,
there is no reason why the State Col
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03
BRICTSON TO
REMAIN HERE
BRICTSON MANUFACTl- lG COM
PANY WILL NOT M TO
MINNEAPOLI-
He WILL MANUFACTURE
Work on This Product w Commence
the Winter in California.

O. A. B"ictsOn, president OF the
Brictson Manufacturing Company, in
forms us that the company's Offices
and factory will not be moved to Min
neapolis, as has been rumored so
many times during the past few
months. The company had some idea
of leaving Brookings for a larger city
this fall, but this has been given up,
for the present, anyway. While the
larger cites have advantages over
Brookings as manufacturing centers,
the Brictson Company will remain
here permanently, at least that is the
intention now. The company, how
ever, has just established a large
branch at Minneapolis, including a
warehouse and repair department and
a considerable amount of business
will be handled from there.
Mr.. Brictson tells us that he will
shortly commence the manufacture of
a new non-rubber tire for automobiles.
The work VIII be done IN the old
ufacturing plant of the company in
the real of the Brictson home and a
considerable amount of new machin-
cry will be installed. 1t is the inten-
ton of the company to gradually en-
large the plant, as there is g demand
for the new product, and by next sum
mer it will be of considerable dimen-
sions. The new tire is expected to
rcvolutionize the tire business, and
undoubtedly will be the biggest thing
in a business way that Brookings
could ever hope to get. 1t was de-
signed and patented by Mr.. Brictson
some few years ago, but he has not
done anything with it until now, as
his entire energies and capital were
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03

loss. AS a good business asset to the
city it is the duty Of every citizen to
boost for the company and its pro-
ducts on every possible occasion.
Their local business is of course, very
small in comparison with their vol
ume Of business, which from
every part of this country and OF the
world, but as long as they are here
they Ike to feel that they are among
friends and that the advertising and
boosting they give to Brookings is ap-
preciated.
Mr.. Brictson expects to leave with
his family within a few weeks for
California, where they will spend the
winter. 1t will be a combined bust
ness and pleasure trip, as he will es,
tablish a number of branch offices in
the principal coast cities while there.
The big Brictson auto will be shipped
out and they expect to spend a good
deal of the time in the open air, as
Mr.. Brictson's health has not been of
the best.
Mr.. Brictson received an invitation
from the managers of the Glidden
Tour to again carry the officials, in
Guiding Mr.. Glidden, on this years
tour, but was obliged to decline on
account of the California trip. The
Glidden Tour this year will be from
Detroit to New Orleans and will be a
most delightful trip, and Mr.. Brict-
son regrets very much that he cannot
make it.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03
HOSPITAL

The subscription list moves slowly
toward the desired goal, footing at
latest reports 100000 with ST.
$4,000 yet to be raised. It is a dis
appointment that a larger amount
could not be reported to the executive
committee Of the Methodist Deaconess
Association at its meeting in Chicago
today and tomorrow, but the matter
has been put before them in as favor
able a light as possible, with the hope
of approval on condition that the
whole amount be subscribed later.
Efforts now concentrated on an at
tempt to raise the remaining amount
by the time of the Dakota annual con
ference, held in Yankton Oct. 8. Miss
Wilson has consented to remain
another week for this purpose and the
committee from the Commercial Club
will assist in the remaining canvass.
Citizens of Bookings an opportuni-
ty lies before you. 1t will not come
again. Subscribe to this fund and
ensure a successful hospital in your
midst. Neglect the matter and lose
the institute from your city. Which
shall it be? The answer lies with
you, Subscriptions may be mailed to
Miss WilIon or will be personally re-
ceived by her or any member of the
committee.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03

employed in putting his tread busl-
ness on a substantial basis. Now,
however, he feels that he is ready 10
go ahead with the manufacture of the
tire and backed by the same skill and
energy that made the Brictson Tread
a winner it is bound to be a success,
That the new tire is highly regarded
by the automobile world is shown by
the many offers of financial backing
that have come to Mr.. Brictson. One
we'll known capitalist offered five hun
dred thousand dollars for a half in
terest, but Mr.. Brictson declined, as ne
Is we'll able to finance the new ven
ture and naturally wants to reap all
Of the financial benefits.
The Register is very glad to know
that it Is the intention of the Brictson
Company to remain in Brookings'
They employ a large number OF peo'
pie In the office and factory, and their
departure would be a severe business
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03

lege should not undertake well de
fined plans to win the state champion
ship within the next We years. The
new rules adopted by the Regents
for the purpose OF regulating athletics
in state institutions are proving to be
a hardship to South Dakota schools,
but one school will suffer in this
respect as much as another. These
regulations rule out football men who
migrate from one college to another,
who are professionals, who have play
ed more than four years on a college
team, and who are deficient in thor
studies. These rules also provide for
interchange of a list Of eligible men
OF the various schools one week be
fore the first conference game.
The first game of the season will be
played a week from Saturday at
Mortified, Minnesota, with Carleton
College. In order to accommodate
the business men who sometimes
claim that they are unable to witness
a Saturday game, the Athletic Associ-
alton has arranged for a special Bus
mess Mems game" on Friday, Novem-
Der l, with Yankton College. Yank-
ton began the season by defeating
the speedy Mitchell team II to 0.
Yankton has the fastest team she has
had for years and the business men
OF Broohings will doubtless plan to
attend this game en- masse.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-10-03

Narrative, Rev. d. NJ. Butt, Britton,
Neurology.
10000 Routine business.
Reports:
ON Church Erection, Rev. A. f.
Won Tobel, Brookings, and repres-
enting the Board.
On Publication and S. S. Work.
Rev. c. G. Todd, Aberdeen, in
Guiding annual report of Synod's
S. S. Missionary, Elder T.. H..
Grant, Huron.
On Young Peoples Societies, Rev.
C. r. kearns, WATERFOWL.
On Freedmen. Rev. j. s. Butt,
Groton.
On E~vangelistic Work, Rev. J. w.
Christianson, Sisscton.
On Spiritual Welfare State Uni
versity Students, Rev. VIM. Wal
lace, ID. d., Parker.
On Church Federation, II. p. Car
son, ID. ID.
On Presbyterial Boundaries, Rev.
ID. NJ. Butt.
11:30 Miscellaneous Business.
1900 Recess.
Saturday Afternoon.
200 Routine business.
Reports:
an Dnhlin Nnrnlc Dow n ~ Toll
man, Hot Springs.
On Temperance, Rev. Henry Sny-
der, Mitchell, to be followed by
general expression OF experience.
conditions and suggestions under
the subject of Public Morals, Sab
bath observance and civic right.
e~ousness.
$3.50 On Brotherhood, Rev. VIM. Wal
lace, ID. d., to be accompanied by
brief address OF Rev J. II. Hender.
son, ID. d., Minneapolis, Mimi, Dis
trict Secretary Of the Presbyterian
Brotherhood.
400 Unfinished and Routine Bust
ness.
500 Recess.
Saturday Evening
6 90 Brotherhood Banquet.
500 Popular Brotherhood Meeting
to be addressed by Rev. VIM. r.
Harshaw, ID. d., Of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and closed by DR.. Henderson.
Sabbath Morning
1890 Public Worship, sermon by the
Moderator, followed by Sabbath
School.
Sabbath Evening
6:30 Christian Endeavor, to be adj
dressed by Mrs. NJ. J. Gildersleeve
of New York, associate secrear- of
the Women's Board Of Home Mis-
ions.
1870 Home Missions, popular meet
ing, Moderator to preside. Address
by w. II. Kearns, ID. d., Of Mineap-
oils, and by Prof. II. NJ. Gage, A. NJ,
Dean of Huron College, subject,
Home Missions and Education