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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-11

gfneer, q recently the ny
draulic lock now generally used for
lifting vessels over elevations, 1t had
not become widely known. However,
alluring as 1t seemed, the canal pro-
tect was dismissed. According to
some historians its rejection was due
mainly to the influence of the church.
To the simple faith of that day it APP
peared clear that IL God had intended
the waters to flow cross the isthmIs,
He would have created a channel
there.
The discovery of gold in California,
in 1S4S. was followed by a tremendous
volume of traffic between the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and for Is years
practically all of this traffic vas by
way of the isthmus, oyer the Panama
Railroad, opened in 1856 by Americans
under a concession from the republic
of New Granada, now known as Colum-
bia. The explorations and surveys for
the railroad, a work that is said to
have cost the life Of a man for every
tie, led to a much more accurate know
ledge OF the topography and geology
Of the isthmus than had previously
been available. President Grant, in
1869, asked congress to take up the
matter of a canal. The only action
a a resolution providing for an eX-
p~loration by officers Of the navy and
the creation Of a commission, in 1872,
to consider their reports. Then, in
May, 1876, the republic of Columbia
granted a concession for the construc-
ton Of a canal from Colon to Panama,
the terminals of the Panama Railroad,
to Lieut.. Lucien Napoleon Bonaparte
Wyse, an officer of the French army.
In 1894, a new French company was
organized and work was resumed. In
1899, the United States congress Great
ed the Isthmian Canal Commission, to
examine all practicable routes and to
report which was the most practicable
and feasible for a canal under the
control, management and ownership of
the United States" The commission
reported two alternative plans, n
for a canal at Panama and the other
across Nicaragua. 1t estimated the
cost OF a Panama Canal at $156,37S,25S
and Of the Nicaragua Canal at $780,
$40, 5000. But because the route from
New York to San Francisco would be
several hundred miles shorter by way
of Nicaragua, and considering exist
ing French concessions in Panama, the
commission gave 1t as it's belief that
the Nicaragua route was more desir-
able under the circumstances. The
effect Of this report was to induce the
French Panama Company to offer it's
concession to the United States for
$4,000 900, in January, 1902. The
Isthmian Canal Commission advised
the purchase and congress authorized
the president to buy all the property
of the Panama Company, including a
majority Of the stock Of the Panama
Railroad Company, and to obtain from
Columbia perpetual control of a strip
of land six miles wide, through which
to build the canal. Columbia refused
to grant this control, but in November,
1903, ten months later, the state of
Panama declared itself independent.
Within a month a treaty had been
with the new republic by
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-11

National Bank Of Commerce to Verne
r. WEIGH, w. D. Sc. u 1s-111-4S.
$500.
Hal r. West to A. L. Davis, w. u. TIL
angular tract bounded on E. by
Main, S. by Front and N. by Third
streets. o. P. Brookings. $1!N.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-11

Loose Leaf sys,em-For mercantile
and all oth.r uses. Stock forms made
to order. There's a big advantage in
buying loose leaf goods at home.
Register Publishing co.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
me Prophet and the Grounding.

These are weather prophets and
weather prophets, Some or them
hit II and more OF them miss, Some
work nv the signal service and some
by the goose bone. Some receive &
salary for their representations ane
some receive nothing not even .
Kind word.
During the warm days OF January
when the oldest inhabitant was
lafnenfing that We never had winters
now like We had when he was boy,
d new prophet arose in the land. Hf
had risen before, but this Was hls
latest rising. Ills name il Deyoe
aud he lives In Hackensack, N. ]
He hlithely informed the ice mar
that there was no need to worry.
that February would give lis all ths
winter required. that there would
be ice foot thick on the rivers
likewise divers storms and an tho
other appurtenanees of we'll regar
lated winter.
Thereupon the popuiace laughed
Prophet Dcroe to scorn. Warm win.
tiers had come to stay. said they
They wayed merry over Devoe'i
town 81 Hackensack and made face
tious remarks abont his state of New
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

Adam. whose rear name seams To
have succumbed 10 the tooth or
time. was citizen of Eden AMI
other eastern points about 1890 b.
C. Ills record was romantic and
brilliant. Born an orphan and later
thrown out on his own resources at
a time when employment was motor
iously hard to get, he succeeded In
living 500 years and becoming the
worlds greatest ancestor.
No photographs Of Adam are ex-
tant and no historical society has
preserved the cottage In which he
first saw the light. He Is known 10
have been wild in his youth. having
seen snakes and shortly after hav-
ing been appointed custodian for
life of the Garden of Eden, he was
bounced Tor stealing apples. Later
on he steadied down, however, and
lived irreproachably and persever-
ingly fot many centuries. accnmu-
[lating grandchildren to the SSd de-
gree and holding Thanksgiving fam
lily dinners each year in some capae-
ious valley with a two-mile table
down the middle.
Adam was not an educated man.
There was no learning 10 pick up
when he was young, and besides it
was 10000 miles and 5000 years to
the nearest Carnegie library. He
was no politician and never made
but one speech, from which speech,
however, womankind Is only now
recovering He is famous princi
pally for his work tn the census
bureau. Appointed head OF the
vital statistics OF Mesopotamia at Q
time when that country consisted en-
.tirely of climate and possibilities. he
threw his whole heart into the work
and did not cease his efforts until
the country was thoroughly settled.
This was after he had made 4
famentable failure as student Of
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
Jersey. Deyoe simply waited and
let the weather do its worst.

Jersey. Deyoe simply waited and
let the weather do its worst.
Meanwhile another prophet came
on the scene. He was no other than
our old friend the grounding. On
Feb. he erawled out of his hole, as
per schedule and his shadow looked
as big as a house. Back he went,
and the weather Immediately began
TO perform. 1t showed and il
blowed. The Thermometer went
down faster than prices in bear
raid. The elements have habit OF
making monkeys ont of prophets. but
they did nothing of the kind with
Devoe and the grounding. They
were hand in glove. likewise hand in
paw. with this prophefieal twain.
Therefore The Bulletin rises to
nominate Prophet Devoe for the
head Of the United States Weather
Bureau and respectfully suggests
that his first assistant ne the ground
hog. 1t is all that r, T. Lindley,
head of the local weather depart
ment. can do to tell the weather
/, twenty-four hours In advance, and
then he misses 1t on sundry and div
ers occasions. Devoe and his ground
| hog tell ii a month before it is
pulled off. By which token Devoe
and said grounding are thirty times
to the good as prophetical prophets
/ in comparison with Mr.. Lindley with
all his wind guages. whirligigs, bar
Iometers. doo-daddles and ding bat
tusses up in his lofty residence In
1.-The custom house.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

used various Scriptures. any one OF
which might have served for a text.
Once the colleges represented. not
merely secular education. but the re-
ligious sentiment OF their founders.
usually religious men. Today. how
ever. colleges ARE ashamed to acknowl-
edge any religious alhliations: and al
though they represent high moral prin-
ciples. nevertheless, they are hot-beds
Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the Bible as
the Divinely inspired Revelation. This
condition is deplorable.
In the Pastors opinion the great in
stitutions OF learning. 30 well equipped
for the incubation Of faith in God. are
doing more TO overthrow faith than are
all other influences combined. The In.
crease Of knowledge he believed to be
accountable for the increase OF vice.
He explained that the undermining OF
faith In the Bible as the Word of God
and the inculcation Of the Evolution
theory tend to destroy all faith in a
personal God aud in rewards and pun
ishments from Him. One Of the most
peculiar things was that very wealthy
men have richly endowed leading col
Ieges. thereby destroying faith and I'M
Intentionally lending mankind to social
revolution to the preciptce of anarchy.
sympathy For Higher Critics.
/ Nothing in the Pastors words indi.
Gated condemnation; on the contrary
he manifested deep sympathy for
those entangled in the snares Of De-
cnltism and Evolution. He had been
entangled once himself. he said. bnt
bad gotten free Had he gons 20 far
us to doubt the existence Of God. be
believed thar ne would have been as
lost in Evolution a. are many of the
noble men occupying college chairs. j
The Pastor believes tha dimculty ID
that many cannot accept ths Bible 40
the inspired Record So also be had
once rejected II: for he had thought It
to be In harmony with the absurd
ereeds of the DIRK Ages Now hs Ii n
tHo~L f1fh isfiESEf III TUE itlNtFiiAlAVUsut
the Bible One Of the surprising things
his Bible study has revealed In that the
Bible supports none or the creeds: and
that none of the cfeeds or sects use all
OF the Bible Each sect has selected
doctrines ffuin the Word of God. ANA
uses these In It's own defense kut
earir fimls there teachings which do
not fitin with It's creed.
Evidently none of the sects mann.
factuned the Bible. Had the CALVIN.
lists done 50 they would have omitted
texts teachins Free Grnce Arminians
would have emitted Election Catho-
lies wsMid nave added something to
teach the imtnircuiste conception. In
dulGeincs. high and low mass. holy
winter. haIs candles. apostolic success
sion. etc ALI would have put In texts
telling about the trinity
All would have omitted terts teach.
ing that the dead are asleep. TO awak
en- In the resurrection morning In.
deed. 1t is most difiiruif for them to ok.
plain how there can be a resurrection,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
MEMS BIBLE CLAS HAS
MONTHLY MEETING.

The Mems Bible class of the First
NJ. T.. church held their regular
rorthly business meeting. followed
by a hobby session in their rooms
al the church last night, Each
member present told what particular
"hoppy" he had in life and how and
why he had cultivated it.
After this feature the members
enjoyed luncheon. The commit
tee in charge of the entertainment
part was W. F. Crossley, w. G. Rice
and Il. A. Warner The committee
appointed for next months enter-
taiameat diversion is M. s. Carter,
III. G. Florence and @. A. Sehmutte.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
5000 pOSTMASTERs IN
ENGLAND 70 STRIKE,

London, March 14.--A strike Of
$4,000 subpostmasters and postmis-
tresses in the United Kingdom is
threatened unless the postmaster
general remedies their grievances.
These officials, majority VI
whom are shopkeepers, rur the
oostoffces eoncurrently with their
,wn trades They do not receive
salaraies and complain their COM
plain their commissions are too
small.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
grIlllsuev of French Wit.

II was Count Montrond who said 70
Alexandre do Girardin Of . young man
who was beginning to make brilliant
reputation. and whom Girardin did not
appreciate. Hasten to recognize him.
or he will not recognize YOU" His
valet waited on him one morning most
unsuccessfuily. He could find none
of the toilet articles. Monfrond hand
ed them to him Remaining: ''You must
admit that you ara lucky to have me
here Without me. you certainly could
not walt upon me-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
Ponderous Personages
By GEORGE FITCH.
Aufho, II Sat Good Old Siwash.

natural history and only a fair sue
cess in agriculture. From Adam we
should learn that no man should de-
spair when he fails in business. He
can still sell life insurance and run
for Office.
Adam became the father of his
country when he grew UP. and
filled the position in an earnest,
painstaking manner. spanking the
entire body polite personally when
ever Il needed it. He became also
the earliest settler. the oldest in
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
Fairy Palaces,

Do you know what fairy palaces you
may build of beautiful thoughts, proof
against all adversely? Bright fancies,
satisfied memories. noble histories,
faithful sayings. treasure houses Of
precious and restfui thoughts. which
care cannot disturb nor pain make
gloomy; houses built witAsaf hands
for our souls to live In. --John Ruskin.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

The collect on delivery system
70 be added to the parcel post {
July /. In England this provision
= great convenience to city peoph
who order their garden truck from
some farmer by telephone and II is
delivered by next mail c. O. ID.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

Mrs. Nancy Harris, who has just
reached the age of ninety-six at Jer-
sey City. once gave Andrew Carnegie
a sound spanking and in conse-
rienre has for years been in receipt
of liberal Carnegie pension.
Moral--If you want a pension spank
4 future millionaire.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

A Los Angeles woman los years
I'D died Of joy at overcoming all OBJ
taeles to marrying a man who had
ourted her for fifty years. Marry
ing TOO young may be an evil, bui
aeferring 1t 10 the age OF 1o5 may
he carrying 1t a trfie too far.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

A New York burglar stepped on a
banana peel and his resultant
tumble aroused the household and
led b his arrest. If those who scat
yer banana peels would only put al
~ them where burglars would ste
on them all would be forgiven.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy OF Charles Meshew
for election as Police Magistrate
subject to the approval Of the vot-
srs atEthe regular CITY election to
be held Tuesday. April 10, 1913.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

A Harvard professor claims not to
have slept for twenty years. Either
4 case of monumental insomnia OF
monumental mendaeity. Form yotr
own conclusion.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

The Indictment OF Police Inspector
Dennis Sweeney of New York fol-
grafting has led the Manhattanites
TO revise the phrase TELL it Il
Sweeney 70 Give Ii to Sweeney Z
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
Generosity.

But George" protested the lovely
girl, your salary is only $40 a week.
and we can't live on that"
Darling" exclaimed George. "you
don't suppose I'd be mean enough to
ask you TO throw up your $40 week
Job. do your
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

We are authorized to announce
the candidacy OF Charles A, koehler
for election as Police Magistrate,
subject TO the approval Of the voters
at the regular city election 70 be
held Tuesday, April I5. 1919.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

habitant, the grand old man, and
other local celebrities, and while he
never went into politics, he succeed
ed in getting relatives into every
public job as long as he lived. He
was greatly mourned at his death
and al OF his great great great
graet-great grandchildren who were
not TOO feeble from age and dis.
abilities. attended the funeral
we may all look back with pride
upon Adam for ne IL the only
famous ancestor whom most of us
have.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
MODEST SCIENCE
: BEs1 INSTRUCTION
Pastor Russell IN q College, City
Advocates 8fDla as Text Book.
Tns Value Of Learnins-its coss--vari.
Gus Kinds OF knowied9e-The Most
important one the Best rsseher-Tns
Mpst Successful PupitA

Ithaca. N. Z.
March III. Pastor
Russell is here:
and In view OF this
being the seat OF
Cornell University
he took as a text
the words OF the
philosopher: wis
dom from Above
the nobiest sch
ence. the best In.
strucdon." 1t must
be sail. however.
tb,t tha DO Gfor
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
ArN0UNCEMENT.

We are. authorized to announce
the candidaty OF A. j. Ross. Tor
election as Police Magistrate. sub
ject to the approval Of the voters at
tho regular city election to be held
Tuesday, april Is 1913.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17


II thnse uho seem Ia dir are rs
more ALIVE than eyer Evidently =
Bis1ie war nor made tx nrs,a
Ny prs,yss afsi rtfssrf
ing Christians mas
derfni Rsaik VIM,
with the srssstfs -
with Itself rlir see
tion which the i,il'
far nh,y- ala Tie
represented ~ tn
dom. The isilii. N
came fran ..isrNit.
Ieasn,n9s tsot 3s.sar ~
Learning aim. N iha->
day Instruction u siifs.i, vnin,ii,.
applied scipnv,'S ARE h.an. pn-'
the warid t.tit whiir srr sta
and helprm tu iii,nan rr,.iess ias
alone nre not sum hnit IN. lt.ns
mind must haveSa ihrs.r, n.~tsa'flns e
future destiny nnd the object ~
present pxistrine The s.9,iviiri
knowledge along These lines Is nsui
referred IN i'tatn and SarHies Mr.
seem to think of progress in men
philosophy beyond these giants of
past Yet. II the Evolution theory
true. these Rlpn were mulch nearer q
monkey state than we ure today.
The Pastnt sought to Impress the pr'
nriotv of h.,svinptnp Rfhia sfudv Aires
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
Defending Her PerquisItes.

In the paper here. Marie. the mar
ket prices are entirely different from
those you put down."
Heavens. Do yoa stifl believe
what's In the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Blaettsr fMunicis).
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
va@snp naSsu.

hear" said Lou to his friend Dick.
whom he happened to meet one morn-
Ing, that Maude has broken her en-,
gagement with yon.-
Yes" answered Dick; tits true
Well. I'm sorry, old man. Why did
she break itfs sa
Why, merely because stole a
kiss" said Dick.
What!s cried Lou. Why, she must
be crazy to object to having her fance
steal kass from her"
"Wa1.~ explained Dick, the trouble
was, didn't steal it from her."--I.ip.
pancntt1ss a.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

W. are authorized to announce
the candidacy of M L,itz for the Of
nee III Police Magistrate, subject Y
the regular city election OF Tuesday.
April rs. igt3.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
One If the HeveIers.
He had a gay
Old time. YOU beti
His head, they say.
Is throbbi1g yet.
History Of the Harp.

Mary--Fve just found out what WAS
the origin OF the harp.
John Cooking up from his nswspa-
peri Yes?
Mary--It was In the Garden OF
Eden. Eve ate the apple-and men
have been harping about 1t ever since
Judge.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

The English suffragettes are get
ting dose OF their own medicine,
They invoked the mob spirit and the
|mob came.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

William IT. McCombs says that
what he learned about mules has
helped him a heap with men.
Very good mule philosophy
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

There is only one lawyer in West
Hammond. Ind, and he is city at
torney. What an ideal place TO
live!
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

There IS now an effort to smash
the pottery trust. A jury of SER
want girls should be able to do the
trick.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

Rich Americans are now going to
Panama instead of Europe. No
wonder the Europeans are sore at
our handling of the canal
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

The American farmer is saved.
Vincent Astor has decided to take up
scientific farming.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

One revolution may advance ma
ton. but q chronic state of reyolu-
ton merely keeps 1t going around In
a eircle-Mexico, for example.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

There are certain seasons of the
year when the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers should be subject to the re-
call.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

Castro is such a believer In the
open door that IL necessary he opens
it with q court decision.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

The spelling bee has gone out of
fashion in most localities. So has
spelling.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

when Tie attention Of The Bull.
letin i called to any misstatement
81 fact or u any error concerning
any man Or thing, corrections vii
cheerfnlly be made.)
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

Lent Is the season when we think
that other people should practice alb
stinenee aud self denial
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17
oh. Come. Nov,

Fl don't believe the story. do your
What story"
About Mrs. Younsbride. They say
she went into butchers shop the
other day and. seeing side Of spare
ribs on the counter, she remarked:
why. | didn't know you kept xy'o-
phones here!"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

tCopyrisht 1912 BY ae ,rge Mathew Adams.l
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-17

! Here b something new and at the
same tfne 90 charming that every
mother will want q dress like II for
her snail daughter 1t 10 . liberty
froca, very simple model to carry
out me skirt Is cut In Ave cores. and
the suimpe ID separate. Serge, cash
mere. mohair. or silk may be used
with the guimpe or all-over.
The pattern t59ss) IL cut In sizes
to IL years. Medium size will re.
quire 2b yards OF SO inch material
for dress and v Of yard OF So inch
fabric and In yards of y inch all.
over for guimpe
To procure thts pattern send 10 csnts
81 Pattern Department." OF this paper
Write name and address plainly, and ba
sure 70 give size and number OF pattern.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-30
CHURCH ASSOCIATION WILL
MEET At HUBBElL NOV. 5
RE6ATlONALlSTS OF THE
LAKE SUPERIOR DISTRICT
TO ASSEMBLE

The executive committee of the Lake
superior association of Congregations
al churches met at Hubbell yesterday
for the purpose of selecting IA date
and place for the somi-annual meetin%.
Hubbcn was designated as host To the
association ana Nov. has been Sc
lcctcd as the tentative date. \ final
meeting will he held shortly when a
permanent date Will be chosen.
The executive board, which also will
arrange the program, will endcavor to
take the convention as attractive as
possible and at least one outside
speaker at the annual meeting of the
association in 1871, will be asked 70
participate in this years meeting, Pa
pers treating with the association and
the progress of the church and must
cal numbers, will constitute the pro-
gram.
The convention viii bring a hundred
or more delegates To Hubbcll ana
preparations for the entertainment of
the delegates will bc arranged at an
early date Each church is entitled ia
six delegates i'm addition To- the Off
GERS of the church and sunday school
Calumet, Red Jacket Hancock, Lake
Linden, Chassell Redridgc, kenton and
lronwood churches will he represented