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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

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in Illinois are hard and In good condition
The state of Wisconsin is a tile beh nd
IN this respect. while Minnesota has good
roads IN all kind of weather. no p kes
bein5 visible, the roads being almost en-
tirely of gravel The roads in South Da-
kota are ahou' the same as those in
Minnesota The motorists met wth sey-
eral 81 ght mishaps. none of which, how
they accidentally got into a ditch. where
they rema ned from o'clock one after
noon until midnight before being able to
continue their journey. No assistance.
however, was required.
On the return trip they stopped at
Cleveland. going from there to Niagara
Falls and Rochester. Mr. and Mrs.
Cordes were enthusiastic over the trip.
which is the first long distance run they
have made since they purchased their
car several months ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
1918 Maxwell Deliveries.

Nineteen thirteen Maxwell cars were
delivered during the past week as To-
lows: c. B. Van Meter. Shepherdstown.
w, va. model ''22"; Eastern Motor Car
Company. six model %, roadsters. two
model go touring cars and one model
20 roadster Virginia Motor Car Com
pany. Richmond. Va. three model ''s2''
roadsters and two model 80 touring
cars: E. l. Myers. Norfolk. Va. one
mode, ''22'' roadster. one model 80
touring car and one model "3p' roadster:
n. G. Smith. South Hill, Va. one model
''22'' roadster; j. H. Holmes. Edenton. N.
c. one model 90 roadster: w. w.
Gibbs Stanton, Va. one model so
touring car, and ]. n. Quilted, one mode.
'.3O' touring car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Reduces Battery Consumption.

One of the most important develop
ments of the annual conference of sales
men of the Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company. just concluded, was the an
nouncement of the perfec ion of tire
which would reduce battery consump-
ton per mile by at least IL per cent.
The conference, which was a most en-
husiastic one, brought out many
points. but from the standpoint of the
electric car owner none was so I'M
portant as this one. ~.-...-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Ounce Of Prevention.

rom Puck.
Smith, didn't know You owned
motor car-why those auto gogglesr
, Smyth-My wife has hat pins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

1t stra ght through from surveys to main
tenance. This arrangement of the pro-
gram left the issue clear cut at every
stage of the proceedings. and brought
out the views ard experiences Of the
trained spt cialists n each department..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Some win Advise You To Wait

The HUDSON 81 Wait and
what doe: during It's FIRST Get some older that has been
which
radical change from the leading engineering praoices
That sound advice when builder had had II 3
HUDSON which result of the Of these Is
gained in 81 factories In building 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Still Increasing Fleet.

The j. Maury Dove Coal Company. Inc.
has placed a repeat order for two more
Packard trucks. with coal dump bodies.
for early delivery. One will be of two
tons and the other three tons. This in.
creases the fleet to eight Packard trucks
now doing service in Washington for this
concern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
President Davis in Town.

Samuel T. Davis, president of the Loco
mobile Company of America. arrived a
few days ago from the headquarters at
Bridgeport, Conn. He will return north
tn Is week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Returned From New York.

John R Thomas. manaeer Of the United
WASHINGTON Motor Company. returntd
from New York Thursday. after spending
several days at the headquarters Of the
United States Motor Company, which is
now in course of organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Electric. s:!s ing


Is
equipped Q
ant
produce Every
from controlled from the
All ofing convenient, located
81 Iorpedo
models is SlS75. E. o. b. Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

judgment Experience Is not bought az tire
expense of the buyer after the Car Is in his nds
IL 10 p ID for out OF the combined experience Il
the n,ep who build the We pay IL IN sal
aries and not in requirements. Vet many of
these men are subst antially interested IN the
Hudson Motor Car oE.pany.
The Hudson Motor Gar Company Is not
owned by indi eiduale who do not contril ut 10
the success OF the business With the exception
Of one h. der Of q small amount Of stock every
one nte ested in this Comp Is actively
engaged In lie ?c'atiou onse uentiy
earnings must ~ made for brains that are not
responsible for those earnings
There is no " o,eri ad-no water That
accounts in adtuion to the value OF hrans IN
the en- sneersns- addition TO the e.ininsti IN
Of error tor the fact that IN the HUDSON ~"
10 given q quality not ohta,nahe IN any over
car and never possible under An, o.aeI ca.si-
tons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
A Detroit Visitor.

c. Roy Erkman. eastern sales manager
for the Detroit electrics. IS spending a
few days in the National Capital as the
guest of the firm of Emerson & Orme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
1913 Rambler Delivered.

A 1913 five-passenger Rambler touring
car. fully equipped was delivered yes
terday to &c orge c. Altemus. The car is
fin shed In Brewster green and is equip
ned with a unit electric se!f-starter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
Are Mistakes Probable
Under Such Conditional

We fortify ourselves against error by focusing
upon every detail the combined sAill and eAper-
fence of as many experts rs We can obt..in.
We do not limit ourselves. Whenever a man
was found who can do work better than any
one else and we have need for su>h work. that
man was induced to join this organic ton.
That u Why there are 4S engineers in this
company-the largest number en.rioyed BY any
automobile manufacturer in the industry. and
that is Thy HUDSON cars 60 out without mis-
takes That ID Why there has been no error in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27

For more than two years Mr.. Conn has been
now They have been gathered from all the
automobile building nations-from France.
Germany. England. Belgium and Austria. They
came from 81 different factories Combined
they have had hand In building more than
2OO 600 cars.
It 10 Carrying out the idea Of team work which
Is the foundation upon which all successful con.
Germs are now built
Experts specially fitted to do certain kinds a
work combined their knowledge Therefore the
HUDSON "37" represents more than that " hch
any one man could do. Even MIR. Iotfin. with
his wide knowledge and recognized ability in
creating new ideas. would fall short in an en-.
deavor to build = car equal to the HUDSON
"37"
Automobiles have heretofore been designed
usually BIZ enc man. just a. Mr. Coffin. in all
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Spoke For TWenty-six Hours

A bill was pending in the legislature
Of British Columbia which, if passed,
would drive many settlers from their
lands. The legislature was within a
day and a half Of its final adjourn
ment, and the vote was about to be
taken. At this juncture Mr.. De Cos
mos, a member, rose to address the
body. 1t was 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. and the members thought he
would finish In an hour or two. Next
morning when the sun flooded the hall
with the light OF day the orator was
still, without %faltering. pouring forth
his torrent OF words. AS the clock
struck II the limit prescribed by law
for the session arrived, and the legis-
lature stood adjourned sine die. De
Cosmos stopped In the middle Of a
sentence and fell fainting in his seat.
He had spoken, standing on his feet.
for t~wenty-six hours. His eyes were
bleared and red. and his lips were
cracked and running blood. He was
nearly dead. but he had prevented the
bill from becoming law.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Iha Philinpine Coast Linz.

Deep sea sailors used to laugh at
their brother mariners OF the coast
wise trade and refer to them as men
who like to go to sea when they could
get home to dinner" This gibe would
have hiti& point In the Philippines, the
coast line Of which has been found to
measure more than II ZOO miles-to be
exact. ll,511 statute miles. In the
Philippines there Is one mile Of coast
TO every ten miles OF area, the total
area OF the islands being ll5,026 square
statute miles. These figures are inter
esting when 1t is considered that the
ratio in the United States is 232 square
miles OF area TO n mile Of coast line.
The figures for the United States have
reference to the coast line Of the main
part Of the country. including islands
lying near the coast, but not including
noncontiguous territory, such as Alas
ka and Porto Rico. The coast line of
the United States 50 measured. with
what the experts call three mile
steps" is 1926 statute miles, less than
1000 miles in excess Of the coast line
Of our eastern pOssessions.-New York
riDu
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
A Curious Phenomenon.

A singular phenomenon occurs on
che borders of the Red sea at a place
called Nakous, where intermittent I'M
d%erground sounds have been heard for
al unknown number of centuries. 1T
is situated at about half a mile distant
from the shore, whence a long reach OF
sand ascends rapidly to a height OF 300
feet. This reach is about eighty feet
wide and resembles an a~mphitheater,
being walled by low rocks. The
sounds coming up from the ground at
this place recur at intervals OF about
an hour. They at first resemble a low
murmur. but ere long there is heard a
loud knocking somewhat like the
strokes Of a bell and which ut the end
of about five minutes becomes SO
strong as to agitate the sand. The ex-
PLANTATION Of this curious phenomenon
l- by the Arabs is that there is a
convent under the ground here and
that these sounds are those Of the bell
which the monks ring for prayers. SO
they call il Nakous, which means n
bell. The Arabs affirm that the noise
so frightens their camels when they
hear il as to render them furious.
Philosophers attribute the sound TO
suppressed volcanic action. probably to
the bubbling Of gas or vapors under
ground.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Prince Napoleon's Prophecy.

Prince Napoleon in 1870 vas some
thing Of a prophet. When he heard of
the emperor's declaration of war he
hurried to st. Cloud and had a stormy
interview with the emperor. He didn't
hesitate to say, 1T Is the emperor who
has brought this upon us" and the
emperor, while offended at his frank
ness. admitted hat your present.
ments perhaps correspond with mine"
Then the prince fired his last shot and
showed that. though he might go
astray in many things. he knew Of the
weakness of France and the strength
Of Germany. He turned on his heel
and, with that bitterness which he
didn't hesitate to exhibit when occa-
sion required, said: $50 be it; so be it.
Let us, however, make haste to pack
our possessions. for we are already
beaten" And SO the result proved.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Seventeenth Century Wagons.

The introduction Of stage wagons
In England about the middle OF the
seventeenth century led to many
abuses. In London they were known
as "hell carts" on account Of the hot
time they gave the un~fortunates inside.
Their drivers were said to be seldom
sober. never civil and always late" and
their Size-cOpied by other vehicles
was such that when they broke down
all traffic behind was necesSitated TO
stand stock still on most beastly deep,
wet ways till it pleased them to jog
on" During the reign Of Charles ii.
parliament passed an act concerning
the size of carts and wagons, with
extremely heavy penalties for infringe
ments but when the act came to be
applied ii was discovered that the mod
ell prescribed by it was impracticable
to such an extent that the judges gave
directions not to enforce the act.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Climate and tho Color Of Cities.

1t is estimated by meteorologists that
the heat irradiated constantly In the
atmosphere by the combustion of car
bon modifies little by little the climate
of cities and surrounding districts. 1T
Is said that 100000 tons Of carbon
is the average yearly weight burned in
cities the size of London and New
York. 1t is also pointed out that the
color Of cities Is changed according to
the amount Of carbon burned. Con-
hrmation Of these facts Is offered in
historical description Of cities. Paris
being referred to by one historian Of
ancient times as a "city Of red" while
to this day certain Italian cities are
described as violet" Meteo-ologists
prophesy that when our west is as
thickly settled as central Europe our
clear sweep Of blue sky will be very
materially modified.-Harper's.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
An Ingenious Fire Box

A ve"y simple but nevertheless eff
fective method Of making fire is used
in the Arfak mountains, in Dutch
North New Guinea. The natives cut
O section Of bamboo. usually about
nine inches long by VIZ inches in di-
ameter. and into this are put a supply Of
finder and n small fragment Of any
thing hard. preferably a piece Of china
II the natives can get hold of it. The
finder IS covered from the wet by a
piece OF bark. and the fire box is then
ready for use whenever it is wanted.
To get a light the native merely takes
the piece Of china and n lump of tin
der between his thumb and first fin
ger; then, holding the bamboo in his
left hand, he strikes its surface sharp
ly with the china. causing a spark,
which soon lgnites the finder. Even
the white nan o 0 acquires the knack
OF doing this. and the process Is much
more effective and infinitely less labori-
Gus than the usual method of produc-
ing fire by friction.-Wide World Mag
aZine,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
GREAT AVIATION MEET
At The South Dakota State Fair
Three Different Machines.
Flights Each Daily.

The greatest aviation meet OF the
West will be a feature OF the state
Fair this year at Huron. Three ma
chimes are under strict contract from
the National A~eroplane Company
the new Newport M~onoplane and two
b'pianes, Curtiss and Wright type.
Daring bird-men will operate these
machines each forenoon and after
noon, making a total Of six daily
flights. The remarkable work OF
Cromwell Dixon at the fair last year
will be far surpassed by the men now
under contract.
Probably the stellar attraction OF
the meet will be the flying OF the
Newport o p a g recently
brought to America. and the only
one OF It's make which has been ex-
hibited in this country. Each OF
the wings OF this machine has a
spread of IA feet, which with the
width Of the body makes d total
spar of "a feet between the tips OF
the wings. The length OF the body
from propeller to rudder is about 32
feet. The propeller Is directly In
front of the engine, and sucks the
machine through the air instead OF
pushing IT. The body is covered with
tightly stretched cloth, tapering off
at the stern to a narrow edge, and
when the propeller obtains a speed
of 1900 revolutions per minute, the
machine slips through the air at 70
miles per hour without effort.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Old Beer DRINKING Bouts.

Whitsun week was once devoted to
beer drinking bouts. During March
malt or the money to purchase it was
collected by the churchwardens, who
brewed very strong ale, called Whit
sun ale" which was sold sometimes In
the parish church. sometimes in the
1.-THE barn or other convenient edlfice.
The proceeds were applied to the pur-
poses afterward served by church rates
and poor rates. Deddington. a charm
ing little Oxfordshire town on the Cher
well. still preserves the memory OF
those bad old times. 1t Is libelously
styled Drunken Deddington' by en-
vious neighboring villages, from a
foolish fable that the p~arishioners for
merly sold their church bells to pro
vide funds for "Whitsun ale."-West-
minister Gazette.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
MANY COUNTY EXHIBITS

Agricultural Hall will be damned
to the doors with county exhibits at
the State Fair this year. Over twen-
~ counties have signed for space and
are now making preparations to cap
ture hrst place In the great contest.
Among the counties which have al
ready applied for space are, brown,
Clark, Dawson, Dewey, Fall River,
Grant, Hand, Lawrence, Lake, Miner,
Moody. M~innehaha, Marshall, Nc
Cook, Perkins. Stanley, Sphinx, Turn
Or, Yankton and Ziebach. II n pos
sible that exhibits will also De sent
from Trip. Pennington, Charles
Nix and Codington counties. The
educational and advertising value OF
these exhibits cannot be ovsrsstimat-
q.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
STATE MILITIA WILL POLICE
STATE FAIR GROUNDS

Two companies Of the State Mill
tia at Watertown will give the State
Fair grounds ample police protec-
ton. They will also provide an an
Urgency hospital to take care of all
cases needing medical or surgical at
tention free Of charge. Last year,
n~inety-five cases we're treated. The
national guards look after the gener-
al health Of visitors, including san
itation OF the grounds and impure
foods.
This year, they will bring two ma
chine guns and mules and give ex-
hibition drills each day. These drills
will demonstrate machine gun man
euvers and the shooting Of three
thousand rounds of ammunition.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Declining a Present.

Sir Henry Irving made it a rule new
er to accept presents from strangers,
and ne was often hard pressed for suf.
fcient excuses for declining. During
the Russo-Japanese war a wealthy ad'
mirer of the great actor approached
him with:
Pardon me, Sir Henry. but l wish
to give you a present"
What is it," asked the actor.
"a Russian w~olfhound."
lawfully sorry l can't accept It," re,
piled Sir Henry. 'but I'm a lover OF
peace, and | have a Japanese valet"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
JackaIs and Crocodile Eaas.

Jackals and hyenas are very fond Of
crocodile eggs. The former is the more
successful poacher of the two. Ma
lives Of central Africa say that the
Jackal has sixteen eyes. with n Of
which he watches the eggs and with
the fifteen others he looks out for the
crocodile. The hyena, on the other
hand. being very greedy, has all his
eyes on the eggs and so often falls a
victim to the watchful crocodile in mo-
tionless hiding. The natives say, too.
that the crocodile sometimes knocks
Its prey off the bank or Off the II
with its tail and then seizes 1t with its
wide open jaws.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01

The great speed and sensitiveness
Of the Newport make IL a difficult
machine to learn to fly. and without
q proper landing field II Is more dan
gerous than the biplane. The inven-
tor, Edouard Nieport, was killed
while flying his own machine ne r
Paris. AS the machine stands ready
for flight, with tanks full and Tour
MIR on board, 1t weighs about $50
pounds.
The Newport monoplane holds
many records. 1t was awarded first
prize In the French Military Competi-
ton, and as a result 1t has been adop-
ted by the French, English, German,
italian and Russian Armies. Last
year 1t won the Gordon Bennett race.
1t has flown continuously for eight
hours and has covered over 800 miles
at a stretch without landing.
Nearly everyone is more or less
familiar with the biplane type Of
aeroplane, what 1t can do and did do
at last years State Fair. This year
We have also the graceful flying
monoplane with two types Of BIZ
plones thrown in for extra measure.
The accompanying cut of the mono
plane is an accurate view, says Sec
rectary McIlvaine, "of the beautiful
sight. just as | saw 1t in Cicero
Park, Chicago, June 1st."
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
FULL EXHIBITS OF ALL CLASSES

Secretary McIlvaine reports that
there will be no empty exhibition
space at the State Fair this year, and
that already all available display
room is practically full. This low
makes certain the g%randest Fair In
the history of South Dakota. The
same attractions that will please
thousands at Minnesota and Iowa
and Illinois have been secured for
our own Fair, SO there Is absolutely
no excuse to 30 outside the state to
see all these features. With IT'S en-
tries in the stake races, the speed
program at Huron will not be excell-
ed anywhere in the Northwest. $10,-
700 is held out In stakes and purses
for the finest collection OF horse1esh
In the country. Livestock exhibits
In the horse, cattle, swine. sheep and
poultry departments will far exceed
those OF any previous year. The An
est OF everything in the Northwest
will be brought to Huron.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
HorseIess Carriages In 1645.

In one OF the letters of Grui Patin.
written in 1916, the learned bibliophile
saws: "It Is true that there is here
an Englishman. the son of a French
man., who proposes to make carriages
that will roll from Paris to Fontaine-
bleau without horses in a day. The new
machine is preparing In the Temple.
II It should succeed there will be a
great saving of hay and oats, which are
at present extremely costly"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Cure For HYpochondria.

A young lady Of Cardiff who fancied
she was ailing went to the surgery Of
the family doctor and commenced the
interview with. Doctor. I'm dying"
"Oh. indeed! l a recommend a very
respectable undertaken" blandly re-
sponded the doctor. She felt quite
well after that.-Cardiff Mail.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Very Funny.

First Theatrical Manager - That
comedian Of yours Is n Of the funni-
est fellows ! ever saw. Second The
atrical Manager-Yes; he made me
laugh this morning till l nearly died.
Came around and actually wanted his
salary.-Philadelphia Record.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
His Little Task.

81 have to try to pull of something
unpleasant tonight"
"A ~prizefght? You can't do 1t in this
Jurisdiction"
"No; I'm going to try to pull OF a
porous plaster."-Kansas City Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Different From tho Stage.

"why has the average production so
little plot?"
THE tired business man does not
care for intricate plays"
"Sure about that? He seems to like
'em In baseball kansas City Jour
nal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Not Rand

wigg-You seldom hear OF a woman
who thinks before she speaks. Wagg-
No; she would have to be a lightning
calculator to do that.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01
Both Wav0.

"It is a good idea. is 1t not, to in
vest In real estate?
Eyes, and that idea Is gaining
ground."-Baltimore American.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01

How many could be made happy
with the blessings which are reckless
y thrown away!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01

II is every ones duty to have books.
A library IL not a luxury. blu. q OF
the n~ecessaries Of life.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-01

J. p. Cheever w. NJ. Cheever
CHEEVER & overwhelmingly
and C%ounselors at Law. Office In
Binford block.