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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
a o. AND A PIG.

Here is a true tale of a dog and a
pig. They We're both passengers or
the same ship and became warm
friends. They used to eat their cold
potatoes off Of the same plate. and
but for one thing would never have
had any trouble. This was the fact
that the dog had a kennel, and the pig
had none. Somehow the pig got il
into its head that the kennel belonged
TO whichever could get into it first;
SO every night there was a race.
One rainy afternoon the pig found
il rather unpleasant slipping around
or the deck. and made up his mind
TO retire early. But when il reached
the kennel it found the dog inside.
suddenly an idea flashed upon it,
and trudging of where their dinner
plate was lying it carried !. to a part
OF the deck where the dog could see
il. and turning its back TO the ken
mel began rafting the plate and MUNICH.
ing as though at a feast. This was too
much for Toby. A good dinner. and
not here Piggy kept on until Toby
had came round in front of him and
pushed his nose into the empty plate.
Then. like a shot. ii turned and ran
and was safe in the kennel before the
dog knew whether there was any din.
ner on the plate or not.-Sunday Mag.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
THE GIRL THAT EVERYBODY
KNOWS.

"You have undoubtedly met disagree.
able girls who, without doing anything
especially spiteful or mean, have i'm
pressed you as a girl to avoid. But
have you ever met the girl that you
as well as everybody else likes? You
are unfortunate if you have not met
her.
She is the girl that is not too bright
and good to be abe to- find Joy and
pleasure all over the world. :
She is the girl who appreciates the
fact that she cannot always have the
first choice of everything in the world
She is the girl who is not aggressive
and does not find joy in melting ag'
gressive people.
She is the girl who never causes
pain with a thoughtless tongue.
Sh els the girl who whether it is
warm or cold clear or stormy, finds
no fault with the weather.
She is the girl who, when you invite
her to- any place, compliments you by
looking her best.
She Is the girl who makes the world
a pleasant place because she is 50
pleasant herself.
And, by-the-by, when you come to
think of it, isn't she the girl who
makes you feel she likes you. and
therefore you like her?
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
PRAIRIE HON {.

John Sloan, Jr., and family Sunday.
ed at Mrs. Bulls.
o. ]. Bitterness is spending a few
days on his farm.
VIM. Kennedy and wife spent Sun.
day at Fred Gillet's.
Walter Jornlin and wife visited with
friends at White Monday.
Miss Luella Larson visited Miss
Louise McComb ona day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sheldon ate Sunday dinner at
Geo. Duif's.
Mrs. Miner of Toronto, spent one
day last weeE with her daughter. Mrs,
Ira Blakley.
The rain and hail of last Saturday
night did some damage to the grain
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Farrenkor
spent a few days with their sister
Mrs. VIM. Kennedy.
Mrs. p. W. Dermody of Huron, was
the guest of Miss Mary Blakley the
fore part of the week.
The Misses Gertrude and Maggie
Sloan and Mrs. Dermody called on
Mrs. Earl Killing Tuesday evening.
Mrs. p. w. Dermody, who has been
visiting relatives and friends for q
few days, departed Wednesday morn
ing for her home at Huron.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30

A number Of our young people wit
messed the ball game in Keck's pas
ture Sunday between Riveryiew and
Trenton; the latter being the win
|ners.
Mrs. II. O. Olson and Mrs. Geo. Nc
Neil and son came down from Brook
ings Monday morning for a visit with
Mrs. A. c. Ripley. Mrs. Olson return
ed on the evening passenger.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
CLIMBING UP THE HILL.

Never look behind boys;
Up and on the way!
Time enough for that, boys,
On some future day.
Though the way be long, boys,
Fight it with a will;
Never stop to loop behind
When climbing up the hill.
First be sure you're right, boys;
Then, with courage strong,
Strap your pack upon your back
And tug, tug along;
Better let the lag lout
Fill the lower bill,
And strike the farther stake pole
Higher up the hill.
Trudge is a slow horse, boys,
Made to pull a load,
But in the end will give the dust
To the racers in the road.
When you're near the top, boys,
OF the rugged way,
Do not stop to blow your horn,
But climb, climb away.
Shoot above the crowd, boys;
Brace yourselves, and go.
Let the plodding land pad.
Hoe the easy row,
Success is at the top, boys,
Waiting there until
Brains and pluck and self respect
Have mounted up the hill.
james Whitcomb Rile'
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
HINTS ON ROAD WORK..
U. S. Office of Public Roads Tells
How to Make and Maintain a
Model Earth Road.

While American road builders are
as capable of constructing good roads
as those of any country in the old
world, they have not been as loyalty
supported as the men of those coun-
tries in maintaining the highways after
completion, and the deplorable state
of many hundred thousand miles of
road is thus accounted for. County
and township officials may at the out
set stand the expense of having a road
built, but they strenuously object when
asked to provide funds to rebuild the
road that has been allowed to go to
ruin.
1t is important that farmers learn
of the benefits to be derived from good
earth roads; that county boards be
impressed with the need of a proper
maintenance OF the same, and the road
builders and overseers learn how best
to care for the roads in their charge.
The persistent and powerful enc
mics of earth roads are water and
narrow tires, and the constant effort
of the men in charge of the roads
should be to guard against their de-
structive effects and remedy all dam
age as quickly as possible. The SIM
pie implements which have been found
to be of greatest assistance in this
work are the pillow, the drag scraper
the wheel scraper. the road grader.
and the split-log drag.
With a sandy sell and a subsoil of
clay, or clay and gravel, deep blowing
so as the raise and mix the clay
with the surface soil and sand will
prove beneficial. The combination
forms a sand-clay road at a trif1ing
expense. On the other hand If the
road is entirely sand a mistake will
be made If it is plowed unless clay
can be added. Such blowing would
merely deepen the sand, and at the
same time break up the small amount
of hard surface material which may
have formed. If the subsoil is clay
and the surface scant in sand or grav'
ell, blowing should not be resorted to,
as it would result in a clay surface
rather than m of sand or gravel. A
road foreman must know not only
what to pillow and what ut to pillow,
but how and when to plew. If the
road is of the kind which according
to the above instructions should be
plcwed over its whole width, the best
method is to run the first furrow in
the middle of the road and work out
to the sides, thus forming a crown.
Results from such blowing Are great
est in the spring or early simmer.
In bitches a pillow can be used to
good advantage, but should bA follow
ed by a scraper or grader. 10 make
wide, deep bitches nothing better than
the ordinary drag scraper hasS been
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
STEER
Summary Of important Tests at the
Pennsylvania Station.

|. Steers fed corn silage as a part
of their ration made better gains thar
those fed corn stover.
.. Steers fed corn slower ate more
grain than those fed corn silage.
g.. The cost of feed was more where
corn silage was used as a part of the
ration than where corn slower was
used.
4. The steers fed corr silage made
more economical gains than those fed
corn stover.
5. The steers fed corn silage show
ed a better coat and more thrifty APP
pearance than these fed corn slower.
Shelter Test.
The results of this shelter test con-
firm the conclusions of former years,
namely:
/. Shelter has very little effect up
on the appetite of the animals except
in extreme weather.
2. In this climate it is seldom that
the weather is too cold for steers on
full feed u doors provided they are
kept in dry quarters and out of winds.
3. 1t is very essential for fattening
steers that they be we'll bedded.
4. 1t is decidedly advantageous that
the yard be macadamized or given
an impervious coating of some kind
ii prevent mud during soft weather.
Wet bedding and muddy yards are
more injurious than extreme cold.
8. The amount of feed required per
pound of gain is practically the same
whether the steers are kept in a warm
basement stable ir outside.
cottonseed Meal and Ajax Flakes.
|. Twelve fattening steers when
fed On Ajax fakes for ten weeks made
about 100 pounds more gain than IL
similar steers fed upon cottonseed
meal, both being fed in connection with
ear corn, corn stover and hay.
,. Although the steers fed Ajax
flakes ate more both Of the fakes
and of ear cor than the steers fed
on ~cottonseed meal, on account of the
less price per pound of Ajax flakes
compared with the cottonseedmeal the
cost of food consumed per pound oi
gain was nearly identical.
Corn Slower We. Corn siIage.
During the feeding season of 1906
OF a test was conducted to determine
as far as possible the relative value o.
shredded corn stover and corn silagt
for f~attening steers.
Twelve steers were divided into
two lots of twelve each the aim be
ing to- have the two lots as near equa
al possible in regards weight ant
quality. These steers we're high grade
Hereford and Shorthorn yearling.
which had been bought in the Pitts
burg market fir fattening in the Col
lege barn. They were tied in two
rows of stalls In the basement of the
College barn and had water constantly
before them.
The two lots fed the same kint
OF grain, viz: Broken ear corn ans
~cottonseed meal. They we're fed twice
daily. the corn being placed in the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
POTATO GRIDDLE CAKES.

Peel $ or 10 potatoes and drop them
into cold water. CRATE them into a
bowl, working rapidly to prevent their
turning red. Add 4 eggs. > teaspoons
ful OF salt and IL cup Of -four into
which YOU have mixed y teaspoonful
of baking powder. Mix lightly, bake
on a hot griddle and eat with butter
Selected.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
TO AMUSE THE BABY.

Friend-I am afraid your husband
has a very bad cold; he's continually
sneezing. It's quite painful to hear
him. Why don't you ask a doctor to
see him
Matron-Well, I'm waiting just a
few days because it u the baby
so to see his father sneeze.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
A PER CENT.

i believe" said the CHEEKY philoso
pher, that for every single thing you
give away two come back to you
That's my experience" said PhaiH
ley. Last June ! gave away ma
daughter, and she and her husoan'
came back to us in August
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This newspaper desires a correspondent IN
every township in the county. II you notice
that your township is not represented under
sAse heading write Us and we Will send you
tas necessary stamped envelopes and paper
All correspondence must be signed by the
accredlten corresponaent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
NEWS WANTED.

The Register would like TO secure
a good correspondent in every locality
in the county and will be very pleased
20 receive the names of anyone who
will act in that capacity. Write US
Sor particulars.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
FATHER IDENTIFIED.

where is your father?" asked the
caller.
Down in the pig pen," answered
the son of the house. He has a hat
on"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-07-30
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Girls, Pnrty Erncks

There is nothing that requires so
much reflection as party frock for
a girl of Is years. 1t is the time when
che is just emerging from childhood
and the plain white batiste dresses
are no longer quite dressy enough, and
yet sllken fabrics are still for her
older sisters. China silk is approprl-
ate, 1t is true, but is such perishable
material. and 1t really has not a very
dressy appearance, for some reason.
Just now anxious mothers must be-
gin to plan dresses for Easter festivi-
ties. and at the same time most of
them want to make a fortunate choice
of material, so that the party frock'.
for her holidays will be best frock''
for the rest of the summer.
There are several materials to choose
from. but as hand embroidery is so
much the rage it cannot be altogether
overlooked, SO scrim, or wooden canvas
odd as 1t sounds, is very good choice
1T is material that wears well and is
SOFT enough to cling to the figure, and
at the same time it may be embroid
! cred with drawnwork. for the threads
are easily pulled. 1t is, too, a very
pleasant material to sew on, and there
Is no right or wrong side to be taken
| into consideration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

good model for a girls party
dress Is combination OF the empire
back, the panel front and mikado
sleeves. The latter are cut in one
piece with the waist. but split on top
OF the arm to the shoulder TO add
the necessary fulness so that the
sleeve does not bind the arm The
undersleeves may be a series OF ruff
files made of fine hatiste edged with
Valenciennes lace, and the guimpe NAV
be made to match.
The drawnwork should be don,
around the sleeves and on each side
OF the slit. around the yoke, down the
box pleat which runs from yoke tc
hem Of dress. and IL desired, aroune
the hem. 1t may be done in the form
OF hemstitching or wide. double hem.
stitching. The back OF the dress (.
better finished in two box pleats o,
one double box pleat; and the belt OF
pompadour ribbon should extend from
the outer fold of this to the outer fold
of the front pleat, being tackled slight,
" higher than the wdistline In the
back, Thus front and back win re.
tain the straight unbroken line. Whit
! on the sides the tigure viii be out
lined.
10 make the dress win require a 1T
J u" handwork. hut the materials usat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

Fascinating flower rosettcs may be
made by gathering a iire-inch ribbon
in zigzags. making each line of stitches
run from edge to edge. The gathering
4 forms the petals, and they may be
made large or small by arranging the
angle of the gathers. A series of these
made in one-inch ribbon and fastened
at regular intervals on a bias band Will
be perfectly charming, and the color
makes the flower-pink, primrose;
blue, forget-me- and for half
mourning, violet blossoms.
1t is this attention to detail. this
original trimming, mat makes a cos
tune what 1t should be, and almost
every girl has time to gather little
ribbon or to embroider a two-inch
spray In mercerized cotton.
Feather stitching and briar stitch
irg may also be easily and quickly
done. and sometimes either of these
stitches used on bias band gives the
Whole dress an appearance of distinc-
tiveness.
Fancy braiding. too, may be done at
home by drawing the design on white
tissue paper and sewing on the braid;
then, turning the latter toward the ma
terial, sew through the paper and
braid. following the line which is Wis
ible through the thin paper, and when
the sewing is finished the white tissue
paper easily tears away. BY using this
the most elaborate braiding
may be done, with no chance of mis-
takes. and a straight eye" so nee
cessary in most braidng, may be dis
pensed with.
In embroidering sheer materials.
such as wolfe, filet net and the like.
stamping is not necessary at all. for
the drawing may be basted tightly to
the reverse of the material, and the
line may be followed from the right
side. In doing the satin or solid stitch
in this way, the outline must first be
sewn in with single thread, so that
the paper can be removed before the
close stitching is begun.
In using this method the paper
must not only be basted around the
edge of the material, but also as close
TO the pattern as possible, to keep
1T from slipping. fer If the drawing
slips ever so little the design will be
out of proportion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23

partners cards in this suit may be i'm
mediately placed and cut into ribbons.
For all that the discard from weak
ness Is generally available. and the in
formation 1t tenders pretty conclusive.
BY your discard your partner hopes
to gather which suit you wish led.
and this he can do as a rule by the
application of a little observation and
common sense. To particularize. the
suit originally led Is already accounted
fer, as, of course, Is the suit on which
You discard. which If the worst comes
to the worst leaves your partner with
only two suits to select from.
The discard from strength is also
played a good deal, and there is this
in its favour: 1T conveys positive IN
formation by means of single dis
card. Whether against No Trumper
II is ever wise to deliberately weaken
your hand in another thing. In the
first place you may not be any; too
strong, and what good cards you. hold
may be evenly divided between two
suits. Even If they lie in one dlrec-
ton only. you are weakening your
hand, and in the case of a. four card
suit the mischief may be serious.
There is, however, one discard from
strength which I regard as essential.
Holding Ace. King, Queen, Knave to
several lite ones. discard the top
card of the sequence This line of play
| intmates to your partner that you
wish the suit opened at the first OPP
portunity, when you can make a num-
Der Of tricks off your, own bat. In
Hess the Ace be discarded the posi-
|bilities are that the suit will never be
opened, and all these good cards be
wasted.
A Change of Policy.
The play to an attacking suit decla-
ration Is very different. Then 1t by
no means follows that you should re-
turn your partners lead There may
be variety of reasons against any
such procedure. Dummy's cards have
in the meantime been exposed, and
these must influence the play Of the
hand to no small extent
| Oftener than not the allies will find
1t pays best to lead through Dummy's
strong plain suits when he is seated
ION their left hand. or up to his weak
plain suits when he Is on their right
But there may be equally convincing
reasons for changing the lead. You
nay hold strong suit which you
wish to make at once, or you may have
.lsome Information which you would i'm,
part to your partner without loss OF
time. Nor would 1t do to continue tn;
suit II It meant the enemy establish
Il Ing It, or We're Dummy in position
TO ruff 1t. the declaration having beer
made by the dealer. Had Dummy made
4 the declare and his trumps be not toe
numerous, to force them miGht MOI
prove bad step, When YOU could light
lleartedly go on with your partners
\ sut.
! Whatever form the declaration takes
make 1t n. rule when playing a sequence
card always to lead from the top OF
; SUCH sequence Should you not bt
leader YOU play the bottom card Of tn
\ sequence, The one exception to thu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
crane Work Covered.

In making candle shades, lamp
shades and hats at home the first "ork
to be done is to wrap the whole frame
with one inch bias bands of SILK or
cotton This keeps the wire from
showing through in such ugly Ines
and 1t forms foundation to whlch
the outer covering may be sewn.
I To this rule there is ono exception
when the covering is to be panels or
denim or cretonne faced all round with
braid. Then the material may De
brought around the frame. leaving the
raw edge on the right side. and after
the cover is sewn tight into place the
edges may be trimmed close and the
braid sewn on.
In choosing cretonne for lamp
shade those with design including u
basket of flowers are very satisfactory
, for each one may be used for panel
of the shade Bouquets of flowers, TOO
are most suitable for the purpose, but
cretonne with a small design does
not look SO we'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Embroldered Blouses.

Lingerie waists first came into favor
only few years ago. but when they
came they met with instant approval.
and the day Of the unadorned linen
waist has passed. The prettiest of
these embroidered blouses are of main
sock or handkerchief linen. embroid-
cred in white embroidery cotton or
mercerized cotton. The English eye
let work is very beautiful and rather
quickly done. but many women need a
design at may be done in outline. for
1t is the quickest Of methods. and
when the arrangement is appropriate
to the stitch nothing could be prettier.
The blouse here given permits OF al
most any method of working. The pet
ais OF the flowers may be solid and
the circles in the eyelet stitch. while
the stems may be done outline or solid.
Or, If preferred, one may do the flow
ers and stems in outline and the cir
cles in eyelet. But the quickest and
most satisfactory way to embroider
the designs Is to do the double lines
of the flowers solid. the single lines
and stems In outline.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
In DIRK blue chiffon Cloth.

A charming afternoon model shown
is dark blue chiffon cloth, finished
with deep square yoke of Japanese
embroidery in q lighter blue. This is
piped with a fold of magenta velvet.
which is also used on the cuffs. The
sirdle that matches the dress is worn
in the fatima style, and the skirt is
trimmed with bands Of the velvet and
finished at the bottom with four deep
folds.
The fatima scarf. by the way, is
simply piece of chiffon. about half a
yard wide brought tightly around
waist and hips and tied in a knot on
the left side.
A clever idea Is shown in a dancing
frock of white chiffon made up over
white silk. The skirt is finished at
the bottom with fourteen-inch band
of lowered chiffon, while below this
and for four inches from the floor Is
a hem of black This prevents the
white from soiling, and the dress Will
last about four times as long as 1t
otherwise would.
Peacock blue, which is so very popu-
lar here, is used in an afternoon dress,
with silk underskirt of deep blue,
while the chiffon dress Is lighter and
OF more greenish hue. This Is hea-
Willy trimmed with silver braid around
skirt and collar.
In one of the pre-Lenten weddings
the brides gown was rarely beautl
full and we'll worth mentioning. II
was of white satin made in the prin-
cess style, for any looser fashion would
not be becoming under the bridal veil
and was made quite plain, except for
the panel of rose point lace. which be
gan quite wide on the shoulder be-
came narrower at the waist and broad
ened to the bottom of the skirt. Inc
lace was edged on each side with
bias band of satin. which was heaSli!
embroidered with silver.