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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09

worn and faded bonnet. Forbidding
as she was ] did not miss the sweet
ness In her smile and her blue eyes
when she looked at me. Aunt Deel
anne with . plate of doughnuts and
bread and butter and head cheese
and said In a voice full Of pity:
"Poor oil Kate-ayesi Here's some
thin for ye-ayes"
She turned to my uncle and said:
peabody Bayues. whatrl we do
I'd like to know-ayesl She can't
rove all night"
sTT git some blankets an make
q bed for her. good 'nough for any
body. ont In the hired mans room
over the she'd" said my uncle.
He brought the lanterns little
tower Of perforated tin-and put .
lighted candle inside Of II. Then he
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
She Had Spent Several Evenings
Making Them Out OF an Old Gray
Flannel Pettieoat.

o"c TAU SPcnt SDfefdt Evenings
Making Them Out OF an Old Gray
Flannel Pettieoat.
pockets In them of which I was very
proud. They came just to the tops
Of my shoes, which pleased me, for
thereby the glory Of my new shoes
suffered no encroachment.
The next Sunday after they were
finished We had preaching In the
schoolhouse and I was eager to go
and wear my wonderful trousers. I'M
Gle Peabody said that he didn't know
whether his leg would hold out or
not through a whole meetin'." His
left leg was lame from a wrench and
panied him II he sat long In n POI
sition. ] greatly enjoyed this first
public exhibition of my new trous-
ers. ! remember praying In silence,
as we sat down, that Uncle Peabody's
leg would hold out. Later, when the
lons sermon had begun to weary me,
I prayed that 1t would not.
II was a beautiful summer morning
a. we drove down the hills and from
thu summit of the last high ridge we
could see the smoke Of Q steamer
looming over the st. Lawrence and
the big buildings Of Canton on the
distant i1ats below ID. Ny heart beat
fast when I reelected that I should
zee Mr.. Wright and the Duhkel-
ho~~o I had 1onf = little Of my Inter-
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09

any one would solve the problem OF
kissing Mr.. Barnes In the immediate
region Of his nose. the same being In
the nature Of a defense.
That evening I was chiefly inter-
ested IL the stove. What a Joy 1t
was to me with its damper and grid
dies and high oven and the shiny edge
on Its hearth! 1t rivaled, I'm its nov
city and charm, any tin peddler's cart
mat ever came to u door. John
Axtell and his wife, who had seen It
pass their honse, hurried over for a
look at 1t. Every hand was on the
stove as we tenderly carried 1t into
the house, piece by piece, and set 1t
up. Then they cut a hole In the ups
per floor and the stone chimney and
fitted the pipe. How keenly we
watched the building of the fire. How
quickly 1t roared and began to heat
the room!
When the Axtells had gone away
Aunt Deel said:
"It's grand! 1t is sartin-but I'm
'fraid we can't afford it--ayes I be !"
1--WE can't afford to freeze any
longer. 1 made up my mind that we
couldn't go through another winter
as we have" was my uncle's answer.
"How much did 1t cost? 2" she asked.
mot much differ'nt from thirty
four dollars in sheep and grain" he
answered.
Rodney Barnes stayed to supper
and spent a part Of the evening with
u s
Like other settlers there, Mr..
Barnes was a cheerful optimist. Every.
thing looked good to him until II
turned out badly.
He told how he had heard that il
was a growing country near the great
water highway Of the St. Lawrence.
Prosperous towns were building uI
in 1t. There were going TO be great
cities In Northern New York. There
were rich stores Of lead and iron
in the rocks. Mr.. Barnes had bought
two hundred acres at ten dollars an
acre. He had to pay q fee Of five
per cent. to Grimshaw's lawyer for
the survey and the papers. This left
him owing fourteen hundred dollars
on his farm-much more than 1t was
worth.
Our cousin twisted the poker In
his great hands until 1t ~squeaked as
he stood before my uncle and said:
my wife and I have chopped and
burnt and pried and hauled rocks an
shoveled dung an MIXED an churned
until we are worn out. For almost
twenty years we've been workin' days
an nights an Sundays. My mortgage
was overdue, / owed six hundred dol.
lars on 1t. 1 thought 1t all over one
day an went up to Grimshaw's an
took him by the back of the neck
and shook him. He said ne would
drive me out O. tho country. He
gave me six months to pay up. l had
to pay or lose the land. l got the
money on the note that you signed
over in Potsdam. Nobody In Can
ton would "a dared to lend 1t tc
me-"
"Whyr' my uncle asked.
"'Fraid o. Grimshaw. He didn'
want me to be able to pay 1t. The
place is worth more than six hundred
dollars now-that's the reason. I In
tended to cut some timber an haul
It to the village this winter so l could
pay a part O. the note an git more
time as I told We, but the roads have
been so bad I couldn't do any haul
In"
NY uncle went and took a drink al
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
Professional Cards
PHYSICIANS

e. c. MILLER, M. D.-Physician and
Surgeon. Hours, 9 to 1870 a. m,
1870 to 4:30 p. m, 7 to 8 p. m. Office
in Kendall Block. Phone, office L-9.
residence, 275.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09

DR.. A. w. HYDE-Physician and Sur
geon. Office in Hyde-Harris block.
Office hours: 10 to IL a. m, / to 3
p. m. Phone, office "a.
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The Washington times., 1919-11-23
If You Lived on
the Planet Mars
You Would Be
Able to Lift with
Ease a Safe Weigh
ing 564 Pounds.

the lowest and most humble beginning.
The history of evolution throughout na-
ture shows invariably that animal life is
the direct product of its environment. In
order to survive, nature equips each animal
with the necessary organs best suited for
its particular environment. Thus the ca
terpillar is colored green to match the
color Of the leaves on which he feasts
II he were red In color the birds would
prey upon him sooner. The camel can 20
for weeks without water. there being none
or little In the desert. Nature equipped the
camel with certain organs so that he needs
less water than other animals of his size.
The elephant, due to his big size. found IL
difficult to drink water, which he likes and
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

Due 10 the very rare Martian atmos-
phere, the Martian's chest must be enor-
nous to accommodate the ponderous
lungs which are necessary to supply air
and oxygen to his large body. On the
other hand, rare atmosphere conducts
sound very poorly, hence large ears are
required to catch the exceedingly weak
sounds.
As already mentioned, due to the poor
atmosphere, II is exceedingly cold on Mars,
except at the equator. Even here 1t is
freezing. Hence Martians are probably
covered from head to foot with a white
polar fur. A rare atmosphere conducts
odors but poorly. We thus may expect the
man on Mars to have an elephantipe nose,
which goes to the odor, as the odor can't
come to the Martian.
The Marian must certainly have
stopped all bodily work millions Of years
ago; machines have done his work for
ages. His arms thus are weak and thin.
But the hands and eyes-the Martian's
most important organs-are used and
worked constantly and therefore are de-
yeloped to an undreamed of degree.
He probably has six or more fingers on
his hands Even on earth we have already
six.fngered human beings.
His eyes probably can be extended from
their sockets at the end Of sort of ten
tacle, the same as a snail's. This gives the
Marian a larger range of vision, without
the trouble of moving his head about. AS
his food is all taken in highly concentrated
mouth has shrunk to very small dimen-
sions. Talking in rarifed atmosphere
being almost impossibie-for there are no
sound waves in vacuum-the Martian
communicates by means OF his telepathic
90 1913. lnternst,onsl Feature Service. Inc.
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

organ, a sort of sensitive skin stretched
between antler-like prominences on top OF
bis huge head This organ sends out the
telepathic waves The antlers protect the
sensitive skin against blows, etc.
This statement need not be ridiculed
Certain animals, such as our ants, have
highly developed teIepathic organ. Stu
dents of ants know that the killing of one
ant will be Immediately sensed by others,
although ten or more feet distant. And
within few seconds they will have ar
rived at the spot where the death occurred.
The possibility that Mars is inhabited
by strange creatures like that pictured on
this page Is strengthened by the fact that
in other parts of the universe life persists
under the most extreme conditions imag-
fnable. Certain species of fish may be
frozen stone hard for days, and will revive
after thawing out.
Thirty years ago 1t was strenuously de-
MED that there could be living creatures
at the bottom Of the ocean, where such
tremendous pressure exists. as we'll as in
tense cold. II was argued that no living
thfng could withstand suoh enormous pres
sure as $4,000 pounds tc the square inch.
or exist in the inky darkness of the ocean
depths. But our deep sea expeditions
brought up fish from these tremendous
depths as signal proof that nature some
how manages to implant life In the most
impossible places, under the most unfavor-
able conditions
Life-bearins spores have been frozen in
a vacuum almost down to the absolute
zero. They have been subjected to tre-
mendous hydraulic >pressures. Still life
continued to be evident after the expert
ments. This led Svante Arrhenius to be-
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

perhaps better than we do. Contrawise, II
they do, they probably think that all Of
our acts are due to instinct" In their way
they are probably right It depends only
upon the point OF view.
But given like conditions evolution will
progress alike In widely separated spheres.
The Indians on the American Continent
developed about the same as the Euro
peans, although they had not intermingled
for thousands Of years. It is not even abb
solutely certain that they have not sprung
into being on their own accord.
Following this line of reasoning-and the
writer admits IT may be all wrong-there
Is a strong chance that the Martian has de-
veloped in manner similar to that o. man
on earth. As q matter Of fact, the chances
are greatly in It's favor. II we grant this
truth, Il should be easy to form a mental
picture OF the Martian under, his present
unfa yorable conditions upon his planet.
To begin with, the Marian race, millions
Of years older tnan the terrestrial, must
have advanced tremendously. The Mar.
tian's head. due to his greatly developed
brain, must be enormous. On account of
the low grayitational force on Mars where
his body is pulled downward with only one
third of the weight as that on earth, the
Martian must be of great height. He is at
least ten or twelve feet tall. Geotropism
on earth proves this amply.
To support such tall body where grav-
ity is so small, better footing is necessary.
hence the big feet are required. The tre-
mendously civilized Martian always rides
or flies from 7 la to place; his legs are
thus elmost useless Just IKE stn-k's, for
instance-d old of muscles, thin and
sinewy.
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

would find 4 necessary to develop in order
to meet the peculiar conditions existing
on Mars.
Some interesting comparisons given in
a recent issue OF the Electrical E1psri-
menter help to make clear the wide differ
ence between the conditions prevailing on
Mars and the earth and show how certain
it is that the Marian must be very diff
ferent sort OF creature from man.
If a man who weighs $50 pounds here
could be suddenly transported to Mars he
would find on reaching there that he
tipped the scales at only SO pounds. The
shrinkage would be, due entirely to the
lesser graVitational pull on Mars
But in return for this reduction in his
avoirdupois the visitor 70 Mars would have
certain compensations. He would be able
to leap a distance of eleven feet into the
air without the slightest difficulty. as com
pared with a mere four feet here. He
would be able TO pick up and carry Of
weight OF 664 pounds as easily as he could
200 pounds here on the earth.
A cannon ired from this earth would
have to attain a velocity OF Eve miles
second in order TO shoot a projectile into
the air so that 1t would never return. But
a proiectile. fired from Mars at the rate Of
only a small fraction more than = mile
second would never return 70 the planet
but would become new satellite
What scientists term the low velocity
of escape is believed to have an impor-
tant bearing upon the possibility OF the
planets possessing and holding atnos-
phere Even II Mars were originally
clothed with an extensive atmosphere it
is believed. according TO the pinetic theory
of gases, that it is losing IT molecuie by
molecule.
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

lieve that \
such life-
b e a T l n g
spores pro-
PEELED by
the pres
sure sxerted by
the sunlight,
m a y I ! o a {
through inter
stellar space -
q vacuum where
the temperature
is 459 degrees
Fahrenheit--tiil
they are depos-
tied upon a ce-
lestial b Cd y
where. In c fer
tile soil. they
are capable Of
rising to organ
lied life from
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

Due to the very rare Marian atmosphere the
Martian's chest must be enormous to accommodate
his ponderous lungs, necessary to supply his
oxygen. Rare atmosphere conducts sound very
poorly hence the large ears necessary catch the
very weak sounds. Due to the poor atmosphere IL
is exceedingly cold Mars, except tae equator.
Hence Martians are covered with white polar fur
from head to foot. A rare atmosphere conducts
odors but poorly, hence the elephantine nose which
goes to the odor, as the odor can't come to the
Marian.
Gravity ON Mars being much less than on earth
II lb. on earth weighs o.ss lbs. on Mars-the pull
on his body 10 very small Therefore his height il
from to II feet To support such tall body
where gravity 10 small better footing 10 necessary
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

needs. II was imprac-
tical TO lengthen his
huge head or neck.
instead. bis nose grew
into a trunk which
reaches down to the
water. so that the ele-
plant does not have
to bend down on his
knees.
This all goes TO
prove that nature. in
IT'S effort TO accus-
tom life 20 its envir.
onment, viii develop
the most astonishing
and grotesque forms
Of animal physique
and IL makes the at
tempt TO picture what
the people OF Mars
are like a perfectly
leeit'mate subject for
scientific speculation.
Such a being as has
been described here is
the sort Of one Nature
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

membered tn a I
Mars is forty-eight
million miles fur
ther away from
the sun than the
earth, and that on
this account alone
It receives but half
the heat we do.
Bearing { b e 8 Z
facts in mind,
what sort of life
does Mars sup
port? How has
nature accustomed
the Martian to his
changing environ
ment down through
the tens of thou
sands Of centuries
Of his historyf Il
he q biped or =
quadruped! Is he
a mammal or q
highly cultured Ash
or a sort Of think
ing bird? We don't
know. We can only
speculate.
Nature always
does the surprising
and bizarre thing
- IL you don't
think 30 look at a
devil fish or a
giraffe or a chame-
leon or . bat. Any
one of them could
have been equipped
with a h u m a a
brain mad nature
thought It expedi-
ent. But for some
reason they were
not. On the other
hand. ants and bees
prohahtv ssfhfpkr
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

hence the big feet The tremendously civilized
Martian always rides or flies from place to place;
his legs are thus almost useless hence devoid Of
muscles, consequently thin.
The Marian stopped all physical WORK miilious
Of years ago; machines do his work His arms thus
are weak and thin- But the hands and eyes-the
Martian's most important organs, are used and
worked constmtiy-hence are developed wonder.
fully. Az his food IL all taken In highly eoncen-
trated form and a. he does not talk the Martian's
mouth has shrunk very small.
Talking in rare atmosphere being almost i'm
possible, the Martian communicates by his teiepa.
thic organ, sort Of sensitive skin stretched be-
tween antler-like prominences on top Of his head.
The same organ sends out the telepathic waves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-30
50 INJURED
WHILE FUNERAL
IN PROGRESS
At HAVANA
lBy Associated Press.l

Havana, Dec 3O-Thirty- three
persons We're injured, several serious.
iy in yesterdays encounter between
the police and disorderly crowd dur
ing the progress of a funeral through
the city, according to an official es-
innate today.
Reports as to the cause of the en-
counter are conflicting, The police
claim that efforts were made by the
crowd to attack them, while the la
borers assert that the police provoked
them by indiscriminately welding
their clubs against inoffensive men
and women spectators of the funeral,
The labor situation at present Is
very grave and a general strike is
said to be impending. 1t is reported
that President Menocal has prepared
a decree calling for suspension Of
guarantees the moment strike is
called.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-30
FASHIONS sTARTLE
v. S. MARINES

st. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Dec. 80.
United States marines garrisoning,
these new possessions of Uncle Sam
cannot understand the fashions az
fected by the natives. Why negro
or Cha-Cha Indian should wear am
overcoat when the thermometer
stands at 100 in the shade mystifies
them.
For some strange reason, the ma
tive eVirgin Islander believe in wear
ing every article Of clothing he can
lay hands on. All American holidays
are now celebrated by the natives,
who spend the day parading about
the streets, some Of them wearing
overcoats, capes, two or more pairs
OF trousers and red bandanna band
kerchief about the neck. Also they
frequently adorn themselves with the
horns of cows or oxen attached to
the head Just In front of the ears
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-30
TopAY's EVENTS

Centenary of the birth of John W.
Geary. soldier Of two wars, first
MAYOR of San Francisco, territorial
governor of Kansas and governor OF
Pennsylvania.
Today is the twenty-fifth anniver.
sary OF the burning Of the Deiavah
House. in Albany. N. Y, in which six
teen men and women lost their lives.
Memorial services will be held In
Chicago today for the 600 per sons
who perished in the Iroquois Theater
holocaust in that city on Dec. So
1908.
AT a special election to be held TO-
day in Beaumont. Texas, the voters
will decide upon the acceptance or
rejection of a new city charter.
Governor Goodrich of Indiana has
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address tonight before the New Eng
land Society of Brooklyn, N Y.
The Texas Poultry Show, one OF
the largest exhibitions of its kind IN
the Southwest, will be opened at Dal'
las today and continued to January T.
Marketing of farm products VIII De
one of the chief subjects OF discus
sion at the fifth annual meeting 70
he opened today by the Minnesota
Federation of Farmers Clubs.
The opening meeting Of a national
movement to interest educators ano
stpdents in the plans Of the Roosevel'
American League will be held today
in New York City.
Directors of the lntercohegla's
Prohibition Association meet at ohi
cago today to perfect arrangements
for the associations biennial canven
ton, which IS 10 meet leAe
Des Moines.
.. To-day the tubes OF giant telescopes
in. different parts of the unite'
states will be slanted toward tint
sky in an effort TO discover a new
n,anet which is thought to be re
ponsible for the irregularities ina
have been observed in the motions 0
| the planet Neptune. According I
the calculations of the astronomer
1.-The new planet should be obserVaO'
some time between this date an
January 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-30
SPORT LEADERS. WHO
PASSED AWAY In 1919
(By Associated Press.)


New York, Dec. 80. Many promi-
nent figures in the world Of sport and
athletics have been removed by death
during the year now drawing to
close. Included in the list we're men
whose achievements on the baseball
diamond, in the squared circle, on the
padded mat, or on the cinder track
made their names familiar to, all fol-
lowers Of sport. Some were stars Of
a past generation, while others were
still active in their respective fields.
James "A. Hart, one Of the pioneers
Of baseball. and former owner Of the
Chicago National League Club, passed
away at his home in Chicago July IS
Another veteran lost to the game
was James n. O'Rourke, famous
player in the early days and later
owner and manager Of New England
minor league clubs.
Others who had been more or less
prominently connected with the ma
tional game and who died during the
year we're:
Herman c'Germany") Schaefer who
had played with clubs in both major
leagues and was not only great pas
timer but the wittiest player and
coach in the profession.
"Cy' Seymour, who led the Nation
al League in batting while with the
Cincinnati club in 1905. ..,........s
Jake Stencil. a one-time star bats
man OF the Pittsburgh and Baltimore
clubs.
Alexander .("Broadway Alex~
Smith. who had been catcher for the
Giants, Brooklyn and other clubs.
Steve Toole, who pitched for the
brooklyn team some 30 years ago.
Frederick Demarais, who pitched
for the Chicago Cubs In the days ol
Cap Anson.
Ed Mexican, famous shortstop OF the
Cleveland team in the early eos.
Eugene Curtis, at one time an out
/ fielder with the Chicago Nationals.
James J Hall. a player with varl
rus Eastern. and New England league
i teams
Grover Gilmore, outfielder for tii-
ST. Louis Browns and later in tn,
/ minors
Samuel H t''Dutch') Jones. at on
time part owner OF the Philadelphia
4 Americans
Il j b Nicklin. former presiden
Ct the Southern League.
H. L. schlahy. well known as al
! umpire in the Western League
Those lost to pugilism during th
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-30
EVIDENCE IN
SUPREME COURT
LEAK SOON TO
Be SUBMITTED
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 30. Evidence
gathered by the department of justice
relative to the alleged leak in the de-
cisions of the United States supreme
court will be submitted to the federal
grand jury here in January. it was an
nounced today at the department Of
justice. The government case is
practically complete, officials said
The nature of evidence obtained has
rot been disclosed except that officials
predicted that it would be 'conclu-
sive. "