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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-04-27

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The Press., 1916-05-03
rennyson's Birds.

Of all the poets Tennyson was the most exact in his rendering of the songs or calls of birds. A young lady was present when he was reading Maud" When he came to the pas sage which says, Birds in the high hall garden cry, Maud, Maud, Maud!'" he suddenly ceased reading and asked her abruptly what the birds were.
 She blushed and hesitated and then said
 "Nightingales, suppose
 The poet turned away with the one wort "Rooksr'
 He always made the sound right What could be better than "the moan of doves and "'Whit, whit, whitr chirruped the nightingaleT
 Then, linnets, robins and thrushes "pipe" in his pages, the woodpecker laughs" and ''mocks," the lark and the blower '.whistle,' the jay "scritch- es," the parrot screams" the peacock squalls the blackbird "warbles," the ocean fowl "shriek," and the eagle "yelps." He may well ask in one of the daintiest of his lullabies, What does little birdie sayT" He knows, and he lets his readers know too.-London Answers.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Bad Heckert'S
 Easter Lily It Brought New Life and Love to a Cattle Ranger
By CLARlSSA MACKIE

The March sunshine lay warm on the ranges, and the cattle dotting the hillsides nipped at the fresh grass. Bad Heckert, riding recklessly home from Little Gulch, did not notice the sunshine or the new grass, and as for the cattle, they were a familiar sight to him, for he was ranger on the U-O ranch.
 done some errands for Mrs. Leete, the boss wife. He had also stopped at several saloons and as a consequence was bright eyed and reckless. In other words, he was half drunk.
 Just at the point where the trail to the U-O crossed the canyon trail Bad Heckert met a little boy. The boy was walking rather wearily, and in his arms was fiowerpot, which harbored half grown lily stalk.
 The boy was stranger to Bad Heck ert, but he was bright eyed little lad, and he looked supremely happy. Bad was fond of children when he paused from his dissipation long enough to think of them.
 Morning, sonny" he said genially, as he swayed a little in his saddle.
 Good morning." said the little lad pleasantly, then with genuine admira tion in his eyes and voice he added That's a fine horse you've got. mis. ter"
 Bad was pleased. Sancho was the apple of his eye.
 "Want to see him do some tricks sennyY' he inquired, and, warning the boy out of the way, MT. Heckert pro. ceeded to put Sancho through all his clever tricks.
 He's a dandy" admitted the boy eagerly, "but he ain't as smart as our horse."
 Bad Heckert scowled until his rather good looking face became a mask of ferocity.
 "Huhr' he growled. What you got in that pot?''
 The boy shrank back. "A Bermuda lily"
 "A Bermuda onionw scoffed Bad Here, give 1t to me-"
 He leaned down and snatched the plant from the boys reluctant hands. With a backward glance of triumph Bad Heckert slapped Sanchos satin coat and dashed away down the trail toward his home. Over his shoulder he snapped shining silver dollar.
 Back there on the canyon trail q small boy Imped painfully along, his face distorted with grief, tears running down his cheeks. His hand clutched the dollar.
 At the door of the U-O ranch house Bad Heckert delivered the package of mail and his other purchases to the boss wife.
 Mrs. Leete's quick eye did not need the confirmation of Bad's swaying form to recognize the signs of intoxica-
The Press., 1916-05-03
ceIt5 Discovered Soap.

Soap appears to have been discover ed by the Gets, for the name is de- rived from the Celtic word "sebon." It seems strange that such early wan, derers should have been familiar with sCap. but if they had the name they must certainly have had the article it '; bod for. Moreover. it is quite con-
 C:;-able that nomads using wood fires '.'uld accidentally discover soap. All woods have a certain amount of min cr''l salts. chiefly those of potash. in rl:,'r iibcrs. After burning these are Ct iu tir form of carbonate which a h-"vy shower of rain would dissolve into .L lye. wanting only the rt:Ise fru an over urned taldron of hin,a to fn-Il soap. X dash of nrtura' .' ri"siir nn the part of the woman wh" cleaned Up tho mess would revea!
 'r clcanSim': rC.crties of the new ''I'',tancc.- London Mail.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Burning Diamonds.

You often hear of people with money to burn, but so far none has ever at tempted to burn his diamonds. The reason why perhaps is because they will burn beautifully. "A great many people imagine that diamonds are in destructible," said a jeweler, who was placing a load of gems in his safe for the night ''but as matter of fact, a fire of diamonds would be the briskest, prettiest thing in the world. Diamonds are nothing Eut ccal carbon. Put a hand of diamonds Cn q p'a'c and set q light to then. Tley vii burn with hard. emlike fla'"c till no hing is left. There will be hJ suloae. no soot and at the end the plate will be as clear as though just washed. Not the Sli~hte't ra-ti lc. even of ash. will remain. n."-PittsburSh Iress.
The Press., 1916-05-03
A Lest Book.

Among the Somalis of Africa there is legend that when God first made them. a man and woman. he wrote down in book the law they were to follow. They were promised that as long as tho carefully preserved this book they should continue great and powerful. but if they lost it their greatness would depart from them. One day the book was carclessly left lying outside tent, where q bullock found and Gevourel it. From that fla tai day their decaCen;e set ill. and to the present time whenever an OK dies Of disease CT is killed h:S c!itrails are rc,:.~ :.~ioCS!y cX2mirel to see if any trace of the book can be found. If found they believe they should recover their lest power.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Hovv to Tell PareeI Post charoes.

If you know the zone in which Is To- catcd the postoffice to which you desire to send a parcel post parcel you may figure out the postage required by a simple method.
 If the oG:le is in zone No. or No. 2 add to the figure or figures represent ing the weight the numeral 4. If the weight is ten pounds the postage will be 14 cents. If it Is five pounds the postage will be 0 cents, and if 1t is one pound the postage will be cents.
 If the office Is in zone No. multiply the weight by and add 4.
 If in zone No. 4 multiply by and add 5.
 If In zone No. 5 multiply by and add ?.
 If in gene No 6 multiply by and add l.
 If in gone No. multiply by 10 and add 1.
 If in zone No. 8 multiply by F.
 This scheme is good for packages up to and including twenty pounds. It was worscI out by an ingenious at tache of tLe Chicago postoffice.-Farm Life.
The Press., 1916-05-03
The Missino Chanter

The new pastor of a certain country parish is likely to lose the confidence of his flock unless he changes his ways. During his sermon one Sunday morn ing not long back he stopped abruptly and asked:
 How many of those here are dili- gent students of their Bible?'
 Fifty hands went up.
 "Good!" said the pastor. "Now, how many of you have read tho second chapter of Jude?'
 Twenty-Five hands went up.
 A wan smile overspread the divine's face.
 "That's also good, but when you go home read that chapter again, and you will doubtless learn something to your interest"
 Reader, the point of this story lies in the fact that the book of Jude con- sists of one chapter only.
The Press., 1916-05-03
"pear Old Ladies" and Other Kinds.

There arc as many kinds of old la dies us there are girls, men, automo, bilrs. books and remedies for cold. There arc k.ndly old lalies, i'll naturetl oil ladies. sharp old ladies, witty old .;,ieS, stupid old ladies, musty-fusty ! II ladies. Clinty old ladies, wise old Li;.ies, silly old ladies, Whistlcr's moth er old ladies, Betsy Trotwood old la les, white spatted old ladies. churchy o.d ladies, sit-by-the-fire old ladies, tan going old ladies and old lldies who don't wish 10 be called old ladies at all.
 Nowadays most of them are so busy working in public causes that they have not time to protect their own in terests as they should. But let Us hope that after awhile they will organize a new associ" tion, to be called the Soci- ety For the Promotion of Distinctive Characterization For Old Ladies, and thIt it will have displayed prominent ly un its banners the slogan Down With the Word 'Dearr r"-Scribner's.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Peasant Life In Palestine.

The actual peasant life of Palestine has not greatly changed since Bible times, and every village today boasts of its upper room, or guest chamber, where the men meet and chat about the local news. These guest chambers have been in vogue since the days of the patriarchs. Farming, of course. is the principal occupation. The Pales- line farmer sows first and blows after ward. as 6 rule. He scatters the seed over the ground by hand and then ple4s 1t in. The blows are very primi- tivs and are driven, as a rule, by oxen. A farmers field is not marked off by fence as we understand the term. In the mountainous country lands are inclosed by loose stone walls, still call a by the ancient Hebrew name jedar, and on the plains by thorn hedges. When the open fields are owned tn- dividually the boundary lines are in- d1cated by deep furrows, in which at Intervals stones are laid as landmarks. It is therefore readily seen how easily these boundaries could be changed by an avaricious neighbor, undeterred by the Mosaic warning, "Cursed be he that removeth his neighbor's land naxn."
 Her Age.
 6oward-How old can Miss Jones bet V1ctor-Old enough to call couare men ~colage boya"-JudA
The Press., 1916-05-03

HE LEANED DOWN AND sNATCHED THE PLANT FROM THE BOYS HAND.
 tion; she was sorry, too, for this weak ness spoiled an otherwise excellent cat tleman. Bad's reputation lay all in his ominous nickname, which was merely a contraction of his given name of Bad win.
 "What have you got there?" asked Mrs. Leete, as she glimpsed the lily in the pot.
 Its Bermuda onion, ma'am," said Bad solemnly.
 She examined it. "Why, it's nothing of the sort. It's an Easter lily with two buds. They will be out by Easter Sunday. Isn't it remarkable" she add ed thoughtfully, "that out of a com mon looking bulb nothing prettier than a common onion should spring this green stalk with the dark, cool looking leaves and finally the waxen buds ap- pear, swell and at last at Easter time burst into fragrant white lilies? It is so typical of the death and burial O. our Saviour, Bad"
 "Yes'm,'' said Bad, looking eh""'r' at her. twill you please say that all over again?'
 Mrs. Leete repeated her words and added: Ut always seems to me that a bulb is like human soul-dark and withered and blind, and then the warmth of the earth sends up green shoot to the sunshine of understand ing, and the shoot becomes a stalk that sends out leaves of faith and belief and effort to be better and grow up- ward, and the buds are promises of greater perfection, and finally the beautiful fragrant blossoms are proof of awakening to new life. A man or a woman who has buried his character in sin may see his dead soul awaken to new life. It must be watered with prayer and warmed by the sunshine of understanding and faith.''
 "Thank you, ma am," said Bad Heck ert, putting on his hat and picking up his lily.
 Keep 1t in the sunshine, Bad," she said meaningly.
 "Yes'm, and," he added huskily, 'In water it too.''
 Mrs. Leete watched him until he had vanished in the little one room shack under the cottonwoods. All the U-O employees were housed thus in little shacks, meeting in the mess house for meals three times day or spending
The Press., 1916-05-03
Chanuad Her Name.

Mrs. Pigg, a very charming and viva cious widow, called on a legal friend of hers, a widower, to consult him on a matter of interest to her.
 "You know, sir," she said to him, ''that when the late MT. Pigg died he left me all his fortune, much to my satisfaction, of course, but he handi- capped 1t with the name Pigg, which, must say, don't like" "Well," ventured the lawyer, "I pre- sume a handsome woman isn't espe- cially complimented by being left a Pigg."
 'I should say not" she laughed. "Now, what I came to see you about was whether or not I must execute what you call a deed poll to get 1t changed"
 "Um-er," he hesitated, as if wres- ting with a great legal problem-"um -er-yes, but an easier way is to ap ply to a parson, and I'll pay all the expenses myself" It was sudden, but a widow is never caught mapping, and she appointed that evening for another consultation.
The Press., 1916-05-03
wesIey's Father and Wesley

One cleric well known to fame who look snuff and loved his pipe was sam uel Wesley. rector of Epworth. Lin roinshire, from 1897 to 1735. He not only smoked his pipe, but sang It's praises:
 m these raw mornings. when I'm freez-
 ing ripe,
 What can compare with a toba eco pipe2 Primed, cooked and toucht 'twould better
 heat a man
 Than the Bath tagots or Scotch warm
 Ing pan.
 Samuel's greater son, John Wesley. did not share the parental love of pipe. He spoke of the use of tobacco as "an .Incieanly and unwholesome self in. .iulgence' and described snuffing as a silly, nasty. dirty custom. Westmin. ster Gazette,
The Press., 1916-05-03
LAYING A SPECTER.
A FiImy Blue Light and Some Daring
 Japanese Police.

~ rhny 6iue Light and some Daring
 Japanese Police.
 In the village of Hase, near Eanzaki at the end of the Rokosan range, says the Kobe Yushin. rumors were set af1oat not long ago that In the small hours of the morning q phantom could be seen al the Miyama pass, where some time ago a murder was commit. ted by robbers The ghost, whenever he caught sight of a lonely traveller. would attempt to stop him. as if he had something important to say. Peo- pie reported having seen n flmy blue light lowering in their gath. In the whole village no ohe dared thereafter io walk that way after dark
 The rumor was laughed ut by the Skeptical police. but late one night number of officers were instructed to patrol the haunted pass In the hope of ringing relief to the tortured minds f the tinid by proving that there was Io ghost or. should he be met. putting lim under arrest Every half hour aft. IT midnight different policeman was ,o traverse the pass. Up to half past 2
 
 saw the hluc light in front of him. He blew his whistle and ran-back to the police station The others also ran-in the same direction
 When morning came the whole coun trysic.e joined the police In making search for the ghost. What they found near the s.ene of the blue light was Q human skeleton in long disused lime kiln. The local scientist declared that the light was phosphorescence from the poor neglected bones. which were thereupon Inferred with full Buddhist ceremony at Kase, and the people as far as Kanzaki breathe easier.
The Press., 1916-05-03
MaIIeable Glass of the Egyptians.

Strabo and Josephus both affirm that the Egyptian glass workers were so well skilled in their art that they imi- tated the amethyst and other precious stones to perfection. Malleable glass was one of the secret arts of the an- cients, the formula for making it being now reckoned as lost. Srabo men, hons cup of glass which could be hammered into any desired shape, the material of which 1t was composed being as ductile as lead.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Bad Writer With . Good Memory.

Harvey Waters, an expert on patent cases, had occasion to write Rufus Choate on some important question and when he received the reply was unable to read word of it, so took the missive to MT. Choate and asked him what he had written. MT. Choate replied, T never can read my writing after the ink Is dry, but if you tell me what 1t is about will tell you what I have written" And he did.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Good Guess.

A musical director tells a story of the embarrassment evinced by a young woman at a reception given Mime. Schumann-Heink. The young woman was an enthusiastic admirer of the songstress, and she had often express ed to the hostess her intense desire to meet the celebrity. When, however, her turn came to be introduced to the famous woman she was so overcome that she lost her self possession com pletely. =,
 Flushing deeply and twisting about the rings on her fingers, she managed to emit, ".You-er-er-you sing, I be believe" ve."-Eyerybody's.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Pretty Hiuh Priced Soap,

"I want a cake of the best toilet soap you have" shopper in one of the big New York department stores said to a saleswoman the other day. "How much is it, pleaseT 1.-TWO dollars and nine- ty cents," was the staggering reply as the clerk brought forth from a case a small, daintily wrapped package, "and you're lucky to get this, for we're not getting any more of them now" It was French soap, and the high price, 1t was said, was due to the exquisite perfume used in its manufacture.-Ex- change
The Press., 1916-05-03
All Clear.

"Now, my lad, hope you have some clear end we'll defined idea as to what you want to be in life. That means everything to a young man.
 q know it, uncle. I want to be a doctor or a lawyer, or something like that."-Louisville Courier-Journal
The Press., 1916-05-03
Value of Retioencs.

What makes you think Saltwater is such a clever fellow? I never heard him say anything more than 'yes' or mo-"
 That's what convinces me he is clever"-Judge.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Oucht to Cheer Him.

Figg-What's the matter. old man ! You're looking wretched. Fogg-l'm Lot myself at all today. Figg-Oh. .ome; that's nothing to feel wretched lbOut!-EXchange
The Press., 1916-05-03
chateaubriand T Lover of Cats

N ny f'll''cs n.i.; have loved cats ,,.Iiina i..theiieu and Victor Hugt ,:E:"n@- Cthcrs-but probably the ami nIaIS' most eloquent defender was l.,.tcau. rian,l. the Frs nch writer.
 "l love in !hr cat" he said. that in GCpcu,.t 1t ;i.d almost ungrateful tenn CT which prevents it from attaching itself to any one, the indifference with which il passes from the salon to the houSctOp. The cat lives alone. has nc nced nf soci, ty. does not obey except when it likes. pretends to sleep that ii maE sec ui,rr clearly and scratches ev r:iU..:, i. I..u scratch"
 Aid :hc great writer on another Oc asi, II went so far as to express hope that by long cCmrat!eship with cats he was acquiring some of their charac priSfis s.!'-- l.nIidtn Times.
The Press., 1916-05-03

The one prudence of life is concen. tration; the one evil is dissipa tion.- Emerson.
The Press., 1916-05-03
Still A RahN.

-The last time l saw him was thirty years ago, when he was a baby
 Well, l saw him yesterday. and he hasn't changed bit.''
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-21
SOME ELECTION CONTRARIETIES

The presidential election of 1916 has developed many inexplicable facts and contrarieties, but the most significant thing, perhaps, is that the West has become real factor in the political situation. AS those who waited in deep suspense the past two weeks realize, it was the West that reelected President Wilson. And it was the West which proved the great est surprise to the campaign leaders of both parties.
 It has been a common belief for a great many years that no candidate could be (meaning that none was likely to bel elected without the sup port of New York. This is not the first instance where New York has failed to determine the result, but the maximum in spite of that may be con sidered to be a workable political ba-
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-21
BE RECOMMENDED.

If we could only keep from petti- ness, life in a small town would be relieved from many of its irritations, but pettiness is bound to come when people become too familiar with each other and pay too much attention to little local personal affairs. It is strange how polite we can be to a stranger and how rude to a person with whom we are intimate. All of us remember when we were kids. get ting chided for being rude to a sis ter or brother and over-nice to some other fellows sister. We also re- member how the polite conduct of some juvenile visitor was held up to us as maddening example, but we did not understand then that the vis- itor's politeness was due to his un- familiarity. The child is father to the man and the man remains a child in many things. He forgets to be ordinarily courteous when he be- comes too familiar, and if we could only all realize how much this means in the relations of man to man and woman to woman we should consid- CT courtesy a gift from heaven.- Seward Gateway.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-21
WHEN ALASKA WAS DRY.

The Seward Gateway, in a recent issue, says that it is not generally known that Alaska. was onee a dry Territory: .ThesGateway editor is evil dently not a sourdeugh, or he would have known that Alaska was never Dry" since the white man first in- vaded the country. In the early days it was contrary to the statutes to bring liquor of any description into the Territory, but once in, and with revenue license costing $25, which was also easily obtained, there was nothing to prevent the possessor of booze from selling 1t. A close watch was kept at Seattle to prevent liquor shipments leaving there for the north. and many were seize dby the customs officials, but there was never any lack of booze, and there were any num- Der of saloons doing a rushing busi- ness and doing it openly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-11-21
MARSHAL HOFFMAN MARRIEs,
 Miss FLORENCE VAUGHAN

Frank Hoffman stood on the cold dock and anxiously awaited the arri- val of the Admiral Evans. He spoke to no man and from the fact that he was so distrait and nervous no man spoke to him more than once. Like a caged lion, or better, like a school boy waiting for his turn at the Fri day afternoon exercises, Frank paced back and forth on the dock always entreating holding out his arms in supplication towards the cruel tide that was so slow in bearing the Evans and her precious cargo to shore. Aft CT what seemed hours to Frank, but but which in reality was only the matter of few moments the passen- gers disembarked and the secret was out.
 They were married this morning by Judge Leopold David in the pres ence of J. J. Sturgis and Annie Sur gis and will make their future home Tn Matanuska.
 Miss Florence Haughian who came all the way from Seattle to marry Frank proves without doubt that he is a man of discernment and good judgment. Everybody knows and admires Frank, who is so ably up holding the laws of the land in his capacity of deputy marshal with his headquarters at Matanuska. Let The Daily Times be among the many who wish MT. and Mrs. Hoffman the pleas ures and happiness of an ideal mar ried life.-Anchorage Times.