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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-17

The program is of unusual interest
and solos, giving a splendid opportun-
ity of displaying the versatility of n
of the best organizations of its kind
that has been brought together at the
State College. The young ladies' have
worked hard to arrange a program
that will be in keeping with the stand
ard of music offered by the music de-
partment of the college, and they de-
serve a packed house To hear them.
A silver collection will be taken to
help defraythe expenses of production.
and we might say here that the collec-
tons have been falling off very ma
terially, so if every one would try and
bring just five cents it would help
very materially. OF course we are
willing to take what ever you feel you
can give as such things incur more ex-
pense than those who look on have
any idea.
Following is the program:
Perhaps" Foster
Her Rose" ..................Co Combs
Quartet
Aria-"Mon occur s'souvre q ia voix'
from Samson ct Dalila. .Saint-Saens
Miss Linn
Suite-"A Day in Venice. .... .Nevin
(a) Morning in st. Marks
Square.
% Love Song
(c) Farewell"
Misses Ferguson, Miss Croft
Greeting to Spring" arranged from
Blue Danube Waltz Strauss
Quartet
lntermission
Lead, Kindly Light"..........Pa Parks
Quartet
Nocturne in c Minor ........ Chopin
Miss Welch
Aloha De" (Hawaiian Love Song)
Earle
"My Lady Chloe" Negro Love Song)
Clough-Leighter
Quartet
Il Love You Truly" Bond
Miss Linn, Miss Croft
Twilight Dreams .Gillet
Quartet
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-17
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

Tt half pint Of water add ! OF. p
Rum, a small box of Barbo Compou.
and "A or. of glycerine. Apply TO the ID
twice q week until it becomes the desirs 3
shade. Any druggist can put this IN %.
you can mix 1t at home at very little cost.
Full directions for making and use COM
in each box of Barbo Compound. Ii will
gradually darken s~treaked, faded gray
hair, and removes dandruff. 1t is excel
lent for falling hair and will make harsh
a soft and glossy. 1t will not color the
scalp. is not sticky or greasy. and does not
rub of.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-17
CHURCH NOTES

= . =
tThc items in this column are furnished
the Register by the press correspondents
Of the various churches and societies. Al
churches and societies have the same
privileges IN the use OF this column.D
A meeting of the entire congregation
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church is desired tomorrow, Friday,
evening at 1880 o'clock. The pastor
will be present and important matters
will be considered.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sunday service at II o'clock a. m.
Subject, Mind" Wednesday evening
meeting at 8 o'clock. Reading room
open Wednesday and Saturday from .
to 4 o'clock. Everyone welcome.
st. Paul's Episcopal Church-S Sep
tuagesima. February Goth, 1916. Gas,
Holy Communion; 1890, Morning
Prayer and Sunday School Review; Il
Sunday school; 1880, Evening Prayer
and Lecture.
First Presbyterian Church-Next
Sabbath morning the theme of the
sermon will be Diversity of Gifts"
In the evening the pastor will give the
companion sermon to the one deliver
ed a few weeks ago on Ideal Young
People" The theme of the sermon
VIII be: "Winsome Womanhood." The
Womans Home Missionary Society
will hold their annual business meet
ing at the home of Mrs. G. w. Smith
Friday afternoon of this week at three
o'clock. A full attendance is desired
as this is the time for finishing up the
business of the year and to plan for
the work outlined for another year. A
cordial invitation is extended 10 all
these services.
TRY q Raoictar DOnu1ar Want
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-02-17
SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT

The State College Ladies' Lyric
quartet assisted by Miss Cecile WEIGH.
pianist, will give a popular concert at
the college auditorium Sunday after
noon, February Goth at $3.50.
The personnel of the quartet Is rs
follows:
Laura Ferguson ......First Soprano
Helen Ferguson ......Second Soprano
Leila Linn First Alto
Mabel Croft ........... Second Alto
The mirror., 1916-12-14

Exchange during a panic, as l did
the last time, shortly after war
was declared in 1914, the sight is
surely one to be remembered. The
floor of the Exchange is thronged
with excited groups of men, with
out coats, waistcoats or hats, who
seem to be yelling themselves
hoarse without avail, at the same
time tearing away at such clothes
as they respectively wear, and
generally creating such a pande-
monium that it looks for all the
world like free for-all fight. The
proceedings are certainly unin-
telligible to any lay person from a
position in the balcony, as it is i'm
possible to make out what they are
saying, much less know what they
are doing. AS a matter of fact,
each one of this frantic band is a
broker, or his representative,
called foor-man who carries out
the orders of his own particular
Office as to sales and purchases of
stocks and bonds. The bigger and
stronger he is the better oppor-
tunity he has of getting and hold
ing the attention of the other
brokers who may either want to
buy the stocks that he has to sell
or sell the stocks he wants to buy.
In panic time when prices tumble
very quickly one must be alert
and active in order to do success
full trading.
Each owner of membership,
therefore, is entitled to appear in
person on the floor of the Ex-
change, or he may allow his per-
sonal representative to appear for
him-the latter is almost always
Continued on page0
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Successful Failures

Frequently the greatest victories
have been seeming defeats. The
immortal Three Hundred who de-
Tended Thermopyl@ against the
Persian invaders were defeated and
slain, but few deeds in history
have been so renowned. The
world will never forget the home
ward march of the ten thousand
Greeks under Xenophon. 1t was
not d victorious advance, it was
not fruitful conquest; it was a
retreat, and yet forever memoir
able among all the brilliant ex-
ploits of valiant men. 1t was
great and unforgettable achieve
ment because of the numberless
and terrible obstacles which were
overcome. The Greeks were more
than a thousand miles from the sea
which washed their native shores;
deep, swift rivers, a wild country,
mountain ranges. hunger, thirst,
and interminable marches lay be-
tween them and any hope of safety;
they we're an insignificant band of
ten thousand among hostile mil
lions. What wonder, then, that
when they saw at last the vision
of the blue Egean the tears
sprang to their eyes and they
cried aloud in their joy? All the
world has heard their shout, and
remembers how they turned de.
feat into victory.-Ex.
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seats on the floor of the Exchange
itself to which the members are
entitled; it is much too busy and
lively place during it's hours of
business to permit it's members to
sit down. The word seat simply
means a membership in this cor
poration, with it's attendant ehts
and obligations. At the present
time, although have not seen any
recent quotations, believe that
seats on the Exchange are now
worth some place between $50, 900
and $4,000.
Why then should one have to
pay such a high price for the
privilege of doing business there?
For the simple reason that the
number of memberships is limited,
and as the world grows older, there
is constantly increasing demand
for such memberships, and conse-
quently the value of the same in
creases, according to the we'll
known economic law of supply and
demand. They do not increase
regularly or in arithmetical pro-
gression, however, for often dur
ing panics and when business has
fallen; at such times, for instance,
as Immediately after the declara-
tion of war in 1914, when such a
large number of banking and
brokerage houses went into bank
ruptcy-at such times, | say, the
value of seats decreases rapidly.
for brokers are forced to sell ev-
cry available asset they they pos
sess in order to meet their fnan-
cial obligations, and seat on the
Exchange is a valuable asset and
one that is used in many cases as
The mirror., 1916-12-14

AS we shall see later on, the "un-
listed" stocks, as they are tech
nically called, are dealt in on the
Curb market, and so the possibili-
ty of ousting fake promotions on
the dear public" through this
agency, is becoming more and
more difficult with the more COM
plete organization of the Curb
market itself.
The New York Stock Exchange
is nothing more nor less than a
body of men incorporated into a
legal entity, or ''persona'--as the
law calls it with powers carefully
limited to trade in stocks, bonds
and other valuable securities. This
corporate body is made up Of a
number of memberships, the par
value of each membership being
fixed and known, and when a man
becomes a member by purchasing
one of these shares. among other
things he is entitled to what is
known as ''seat on the Ex-
change" Lest anyone who does
not understand these matters
should be deceived, l might say
The mirror., 1916-12-14
collateral security for loans from

collateral security for loans from
the banks.
The Stock Exchange itself is a
vast room, probably one hundred
and fifty feet square, the ceiling of
which is covered by an immense
skylight. at least hundred feet
high. To begin with, the floor of
the Exchange, where all the oper-
ations take place, is sacred to the
presence of those specially favored
persons who are actually members
Of the Exchange and who have
seats thereon. If, however, one
happens to be personally acquaint-
ed With a responsible banker or
broker, who is himself member,
Ohe can obtain permit to witness
TIE operations on the Exchange
floor, when it is in active session,
from ten o'clock in the forenoon
until three o'clock in the afternoon;
bat one must needs view the spec
tacle-for such in truth it is-from
a balcony, situated at least forty
feet from the floor of the Ex-
change, and which runs along the
Broad Street side of the Exchange.
If one happens to thus visit the
The mirror., 1916-12-14
FINE TRAITS OF RACTER
An Interesting Sketch on the Observation
of Character Traits in Youth
Selected

day of pleasure. He may have
known what a Sundy-school was,
but doubt it. But he did see the
other boy 60 into the dark waters
and he did take straight dive into
the river himself, reach the other,
and hold him up until both could
be rescued.
Standing on the dock, shaking
the water from his clothes, this
newsboy was surprised to have a
delegation of the older boys of the
school walk up to him.
You're dandy!" they said.
Our friend is all right. We'd
like to have you go on the excur-
sion with US. Will you come
along?"
Would he? But he was wet to
the skin.
Never mind, they said. We'll
rig you out when you get on
board. Come on"
There was bravery on one side
and manliness on the other that
was good to see.
In my home neighborhood
fruit peddler's wagon broke down
and spilled his apples in the dust.
A neighbor's son saw the accident
and went out and helped the man
pick up the fruit and dust it off.
The work, including the mending
of the wagon, took some time.
The peddler, an Italian, after all
was finished gratefully turned to
the boy and said:
Me got no monna, but you-a
helpa to apples plenta.''
He motioned that the boy should
take from the wagon whatever he
wanted, but the latter shook his
head.
No." he replied, L just helped.
You need the apples; good luck to
YOU"
These are but few examples of
what | call 'gentleness" on the
part of boys. If he is manly there
is not much danger of his getting
into trouble, and he will never
lack for friends.
The boy who always seems to be
in hot water is the one who bullies
the helpless, or has no assistance to
give them when he plainly sees
that he can help. Roughness and
brutality do not pay and he is GER
tain to find that out in time, to his
own regret. A little thoughtful
ness helps so much more.
The mirror., 1916-12-14

@h street, which twists and
W turns through the center
- of Manhattan Island, on
which the City of New York is
situated, from the Battery on the
the south up to and far beyond the
Harlem River on the north, an in
significant-looking street, probably
a Dozen blocks in length, branches
out and runs in an easterly direc-
ton toward the East River. This
is the well-known and justly
famous Wall Street, the center of
the financial fabric of the United
States-and some even say that it
will soon be the financial center of
the whole world.
On the southeast corner of Wall
and Broadway, a tall, narrow,
mottled colored building is situated
No. l Wall Street, which is said
to stand on the most valuable piece
of realty in the world. Certain it
is that the small cubicles known as
Offices therein-into most of which
you step directly from the eleva-
tor, there not being room enough
for any outside corridors-rent for
thousands of dollars a month.
Directly opposite this building on
the west side of Broadway is the
well-known Trinity Church, sever
al hundreds of years old the
church which Alexander Hamilton
and all the bOn-ton of New York
attended when Wall Street itself
was the residential district in pre-
revolutionary days. 1t is protected
by high steel fence and on its
left is small plat of ground, full
to overfowing with the tombstones
of the early residents of the city.
This quaint old church, standing
alone amidst a sea of modern sky
scrapers, presents Il strong con-
trast between old and new New
York.
A short distance from Broad
way, as we go eastward on Wall
street. Nassau Street joins Wall
from the north. This street for
several blocks is a regular canyon
running between two solid walls of
immensely tall and thin buildings,
all of which are filled with financial
Offices of one kind and another.
The corner of Nassau and Wall is
occupied by the United States
Sub Treasury building, "a low squat,
formidable looking building-as all
such buildings usually are-with
row OF colonial pillars in front, and
it truly seems as sphinx-like and
silent as one of the pyramids of
Egypt, for there is very little
traffic in and out of this building,
while on all sides of it a hurrying
and excited mob of men, women
and boys seethes constantly from
eight in the morning until four in
the afternoon. This building faces
Broad Street, which intercepts
Wall Street on the south at this
point. This street is not only
Broad in name but is in reality also
broad. 1t is really a more impOr-
tant street than is Wall Street, for
on the corner is the large Office
building of j. P. Morgan & Com
pany, the Broad Exchange Build
ing, an immense structure devoted
entirely to the offices OF large
national and international broker
age and banking houses, outside of
which, winter and summer, in the
open air, the Curb Market-of
which more anOn-operates. On
the opposite side of Broad Street is
the building owned and occupied
by the New York Stock Exchange.
while on the south of it are large
and small buildings, the latter be-
ing almost entirely used as Offices
by the curb brokers, because they
The mirror., 1916-12-14

boy tender and thoughtful of
something in distress l say to my
self:
His heart is in the right place.
He is making life better by being
helpful"
During an icy spell. l saw a
truck horse fall on bad pavement.
A crowd gathered, but did not
seem able to give the driver much
aid. Suddenly a boy pushed his
way to the front. He had an old
blanket thrown over his shoulder.
! Say" he called out to the
driver, Il borrowed this blanket
from a woman in that house," :"
pointing to cottage, and she says
you can use it. guess if you get
it under the horses feet he'll be
able to get up"
The blanket was soon properly
arranged and the horse easily found
new footing. The driver thanked
the boy and the latter returned the
blanket and went on about his
business.
On one of the windiest corners
of the city an office-boy came
swinging along enjoying the fierce
sweep of the wind. But an old
lady just ahead of him was not
having so good a time.
The strength of the wind had
forced her to stand still and it was
certain she was going to be blown
over. Her clothing was disar-
ranged and she was in great dis
tress.
l was some distance away, but
started to help her when | saw this
boy touch his cap, and carefully
guide her into a sheltered nook.
There he helped her arrange her
wraps, grinned when she thanked
him, touched his cap again and
was gone. No one can tell me that
boy is not thoughtful of his moth
er and sisters at home.
Few country boys | imagine
have ever visited Chicago but that
at nOontime have noticed the flock
of pigeons about the city hall and
the many people, young and old,
who stop to feed them. One day
before the new city hall was built
l was sitting at my desk busy over
some papers when there came
knock at the door. On my re-
sponse a small boy came carrying
a pigeon with a broken wing in his
hands. The bird was not fright
ened, but it was suffering.
''Cnief," said the boy, Il haven't
any place to take the bird and 1
can't help it, but l couldn't let it
die in the street. Can't the city
help it?"
| So on the kindly appeal of this
unknown boy, with the gentle
heart, the machinery of one of the
largest cities in the world began to
move for the sake of pigeon with
a broken wing. A police surgeon
was found and the wing set. A
temporary cage and resting place
with food was secured. The wing
mended and finally, through the
thoughtfulness of boy, the bird
was safely restored to it's mates
In watching the development of
boys, few things impress me so
much in their favor as the manner
in which they treat other people.
The police we're aiding in loading
several hundred Sunday-school
boys on lake steamer some two
years ago, when one of the small
est of the boys fell into the river.
A newsboy was sitting on top of a
pile enviously watching the better
dressed youngsters preparing for
The mirror., 1916-12-14

n MY daily walks about
the city l have many op-
opportunities for seeing
how boys think-or fail
to think-Of others. |
am like a good many
LeOple--When / notice a
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-09
icARSfs,Ansn wrrrERtauARrERs
1sarahhssinalls Of A-nneticaA laleas,r
shows Stored in Tobacco Ware.
e house. .Fa 40 Ex5. ~.

The Greater American Shows are
getting Into winter quarters in sum-
ter. The apparatus Of the shows has
and Is being stored in the to-
oacco warehouse. The W cars If
the show are on the side track at
the Warehouse and are being used
by MANAGER J, F. Murphy as his home
Tor the winter. There are between
70 and 100 Of the people connected
with the carnival shows who will
winter here. many OF the show people
coming and going all Of the time.
These folks will stay at hotels and
boarding houses and will do light
'hcusekesping in rooms rented in the
city. { II
rs soonsas the chicken show is over
the apparatus of the show will be
taken In hand and repainted. so as
to be in good condition for the ROAD
next year. - gNS
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vErE8as Killed BY TRAIN.
Evandea Hutchinson, Florence Coun.
~, Struck by Train.

Florence. Dec. 6.--Mr. Evander
Hutchinson. of the Efingham section,
this coSnty, of the oldest and best
known men of that section. was
struck and almost instantly killed by
the engine OF Atlantic Coast Line
passenger train No. 46. the Sumter
.Lanes-F1oregce "Shoo-fy," as it was
approaching the city limits about L
o'clock today. Mt. Hutchinson. who
is hard Of hearing, was leaving the
city. driving,a spirited horse. going
home. As he drove onto the track at
the public road crossing at Mount
Hope Cemetery the train hit the
team. The horse was thrown some
Atty feet or more to the west side .of
the track and instantly killed. The
buggy was riddled. While Mr.. Hutch
inson a. horribly crushed by the
impact. The train was quickly stop
ped and hacked to thesscene and MI.
Hutchinson taken aboard and was
ffE.1FF NHLfl 49, r. So .FFs- Tf-I
heing brought to the city to hospital
but he died before the train reached
the station. Engineer p. Baldwin
testified that he had just blown for
the road crossing and was a. the
time Of the accident blowing the sta
tivn blow. which was authenticated
by tho fireman. ~,
Mr.. Hutchinson was an old Confed-
crate veteran, about sixty-nine years
old and is survived by his wife and
FIVE grown sons. as follows: Messrs
Gurley. HI. W. and r. FL. Hutchinson
of this city. and c. d. and D. c. Hutch
inson. of EHngham. The funeral ser.
vices will be at Emngham THURSDAY
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TEUTONs HOLD RICH OIL LANDS.
capture Of Floechti OF Greater qn,-
portance Than Bucharest.

London, Dec. d6,rThe fall of Buoh-
arrest n 'P~loechti, announced in the
German official Communication To-
night, has not been confirmed from
other sources but the position reveal
ed by the previous German and Rus
sim communicates left little hope that
tho Roumanian capital could be saw
ed,
No official Roumanian statements
have been received in London since
Sunday but the Russian official re-
ports recorded the steady retirement
of the Roumanians before the victor
ious enemy forces. The rapidity OF
the advance Of the Central "
seem to show that no attempt was
made to defend the capital and the
actions fought have probably hesn
only of q delaying nature.
The fall OF Ploechti perhaps IN ,of
even greater importance than that OF
bucharest. Ploechti Is a. railway juno
ton and the center OF the greater oil
district of the PrAhova valley. uniess
the Roumanians have beer able to de-
stroy or disable the oil wells, ma
Achinery and stores of oil. the Ger
mans will get a much needed prize.
Moreover in the Rrahova valley they
: ,on the line Of retreat OF a o
ton of the Roumanian second army.
1t is believed that the Roumanians
will be compelled to retire until they
can secure a shorter line betwssnthe
Carpathisns and the Lower Danube,
which will be within easier ,reach of
Russian reinforcements.
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COUNTY BOARD MEETING.

Mr.. Babbs Renews Request FOR Re-
'numeration for Digging Canal.
The Sumter County Board held its
monthly injecting yesterday with all
of THE members present, as well as
the supervisor-eiect who will go into
ofhce ths first Of January.
Messrs. r. r. Mcleod and ]. g.
sMcfxinney were piaoed on the ex-
corfsderate pension list.
Mr.fH. Nv. Dabbs appeared before
the sbdkrd to renew his request for
.remunSfatton from the county for
work which he had done on his place
and which, he stated. was Of much
servfcsstoethe county In the mainten-
anceyQf the road through his place.
Mr.SDabbs dug d canal at this place
and aAked that the county give him
compensation for HIS work in, accord
ance with the good 1t was doing the
county, He stated that the board
had probably not understood the sit
uatton thoroughiy when, he appear
ed before or II would have made
the DIFFERENTIATION then. The board
decided - visit the place and decide
on what II any. good was done the
couNtYEbY the canal referred to and
fix the amount due by the county
for! ITS dement's. The board visited
the sceIfs ysterday afternoon and will
report: tisir findings at the next meet
ing.
The; desd OF Mr.. ". NJ. Graham to
the county OF the boulevard through
Nj. qrah}ern's place In exchange for
titles Hauicat tOar rwsrs-prss
',entsd by 'Dr. Archie China and,
cepted by the county ana DR.. China
wa authorised I oatake In the prop
erty IN his pasture-the Radical road
way.
A number Of claims were audited
and ordered paid.
EL LNa
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Rctreating All Along Line.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE Russo-Rou
rnanians in the central sector are re-
treating along the entile front. accord
ing to the war office. Kimpina, the
north terminus of the Bucharest
Ploeshti railroad has been captured
by tho Austro- Germans. 1t is OFF,
cially announced that n hundred
and six officers and nine thousand
one hundred men were captured by
the Bucharest drive. ~