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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13

Tiffany and the good he has done here.
The people coming in from the coun-
try to morning services conducted by
Rev. Tiffany were entertained by the
town ladies so that they might the
more easily attend the afternoon SER
vice at 2:30 p. m, also the evening
service.
The sidewalk between Mr.. Bairey's
place and the store of the Bushnell
Mercantile Co., which was in a very
bad condition was repaired one day
last week.
You are invited to call at the Bush
nell post Office to see the beautiful
hand made flower beads" from Cali
fornia, which are for sale there.
One day last week a railroad bridge
on the Rock Island line was burned
out. The passenger train from the
north went as far as this bridge, re-
celved the mail bags from the south
train which vas waiting there and de-
livered their own and then made the
return trip and delivered the mail.
On Monday last a dance was given
in the hall. A large crowd and a good
time are reported.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Frank
See on Friday last. A fine lunch was
served and a very pleasant time spent
although the weather was not very
favorable for the ladies from the
country to attend.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13
OSLO

Mrs. A. j. L~evenbamp and Miss
Minnie Magistad spent Monday after
noon in Brookings.
Conrad Dahle spent Sunday at
Volga.
Some of the young people from this
corner attended the Halloween party
at the Kirby home on Saturday even
ing. A big time was enjoyed by all.
Each and every one willing to vote
that the Misses Kirby are royal enter
tainers.
Alice Warnes called at the Kjos
home Tuesday.
Mrs. H. E. Bohlke and Miss Sadie
spent Monday evening at L. Magi-
stad's.
Minnie Magistad is spending a few
days this week at the Bohlke home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13
THE VALUE OF GOOD ROADS

Article Two by E. G. Issenhuth,
Chairman of the State Highway Com
mission.
Much can be said in favor Of having
good roads on the grounds of economy,
commerce, education, social welfare,
transportation facilities, and enhance
ment of farm values. A splendid chap
ter could be written on each of these
topics. Even the religious side can
be we'll taken care of with points pro-
per for a sermon. A word and an act
for good roads is a boost for each Of
the above subjects.
In this article we shall deal with the
financial phase, the last to be admit
ted by those who object to road build
ing. When all other arguments are
conceded by them, but this one, they
say "it costs too much" This is the
false position behind which these men
fortify themselves at a time when
help is needed. Yet the road tax is
the cheapest Of all taxes paid.
Most of us native born were reared
in a generation when VIZ didn't know
what a good road looked like. We
haven't grown up with good roads;
therefore, we take to heart rather
slowly the lessons of our wiser coun.
try men Of Europe, where good roads
are in evidence everywhere. Some OF
our states are emulating the old coun'
try by investing as high as fifty mil.
lions in a period of two years, as state
aid. South Dakota has never given
state aid.
Our road laws in South Dakota are
good enough when there Is a willing
ness to do things. People who criti
cize it are usually not in favor Of do
ing what the law does authorize. We
are glad to see that in some places an
awakening public became impatient
and did more than the law called for
adding to it by organizing road bees
going out with shovels and teams tt
work on the road. II the cash is moi
provided for the of good roads
then let at least a pair Of willing
hands join in an effort to plow and
grade a badly needed stretch Of road
Such results r surprising. A shor'
time ago the Governor of Missouri
called on the citizens Of his state t.
give two days in work on the roads
He joined wearing overalls himself
while working two days with his PEG
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13
Brookings Creamery
THOS. BANG, Prop.
ESTIMATED road fund from combina-
ton levy for roads and bridges.

In addition to the above lev(es by
counties, the total Of cash and work
donated as last year In various COM
munities, ana the ievies by various
townships of every county in the state
for road maintenance, together with
the auto tax, will, roughly estimated,
make up another half million. A fair
start with over a cool million for road
finance in 1914. Let road officers see
to it that this money is judiciously
expended. The road movement is here
to stay. We predict that within eigh-
tee months 1t will be a national issue.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13

a ladies aid. A fine lunch was served
and all had a good time.
Mrs. John Blakely spent Thursday
night in Brookings with Mrs. John
Sloan.
Miss Mary Hoffman spent Saturday
night and Sunday at Mrs. Bushman's.
Mr.. Harry Sloan spent Sunday in
White with friends.
Miss Gladys Fountain resigned her
school in District No. A, and returned
to her home at WATERFOWL Saturday.
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His letter which follows explains

pie. His letter which follows explains
itself:
City Of Jefferson, Sept. /, 1918.
Hon. E. c. Issenhuth,
Redfield, S. D.
Dear Sir:
Yours of the 30th ult., at hand and
in reply will say l thank you for your
kind letter. The work done upon the
roads during the two Good Roads days
in Missouri, equalled $1,000, 600. Over
5000, 900 was contributed in cash, $780,
900 in materials and grader work,
and more than $780, 900 men worked
each Of the two days.
The state has appropriated $685. 900
to drag the roads from county seat to
county seat, and we will place $780,
900 in addition out of the treasury, in
permanent improvement on the roads.
So that this year aside from the ST.
100000 placed upon the roads during
the two Good Roads days, the state
will pay out of the treasury, for road
purposes $4,000.
Your very truly,
Z. w. Major, Governor.
This Is extraordinary, for Missouri
has heretofore not ranked with the
more enterprising states. She is surely
showing" South Dakota by investing
in labor and cash a total Of So, 525, 900.
People are becoming students Of
economy. 1t is not fair to say that they
do not think OF their finances. We as
a state are learning that true economy
and wise expenditure of money are one
and the same thing. The word econ
omy is eliminated from discussion
when a man insists that he is in favor
of economy and not in favor of road
Improvement.
Misnamed economy results in penny
wise and pound foolish" positions in
finance. 1t exists not only as effect
ing good roads, but in other walks of
life. The stockholders Of a railroad
company a few years ago opposed their
officers who recommended a half mil
lion dollars for ballasting and improv.
ing their tracks. They voted no" be-
cause it would cut down their divid-
ends. In less than six months the
rails spread, a passenger thrain was
wrecked, killing fifty people. They
paid the half million in repairs and
damages and still had the old tracks.
Poor business we think. Every citi.
zen is a stakeholder in our Common.
wealth, and as such has a responsible.
ity resting on his shoulders. We can
afford to vote yes" when the money
invested ultimately insures comfort
protection, and economy for all the
people.
We give below a complete list OF
counties showing the amount levied by
the county commissioners for county
road fund according to law to be ex
pended in 1914. 1t Is gratifying tC
note the increase, the total being five
times greater than the amount ex
pended by counties in 1913. Only seven
counties made no levy:
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13

Typewriter ribbons at the Register
office for emith-P Premier, Oliver, I'm
derwood, L. G. Smith, Royal. Reming-
ton. Smith Premier Visible, Remins-
ton Visible and Burroughs adding ma
chimes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13
Correspondence
PRAIRIE HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sloan were pleas
ant callers at James Sloan's Wednes-
day evening.
Mrs. VIM. Kennedy spent Friday at
Mrs. VIM. Papka's.
The ladies' OF Prairie Home met with
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-13
INA

The Dakota wind is still raging here
at Sinai.
Mr.. E. Ness and George Bursvold
went out to Oldham the first part Of
the week to bring his stock down in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

TT was 46 years ago that the head
of the great cardinal minister,
Richelieu, after having been
tumbled about the continent for
more than 22O years, was deposited,
with all becoming pomp and cere-
mony, in the Grand Hall of the
Sorbonne.
That head had belonged to man
who, for twenty years, was the alb
solute master Of France.
That head. during those twenty
years, from 1922 to 1912, had nego-
tiated "A treaties with foreign pow
ers.
That head had marshaled great
armies and dictated their plans of
campaign.
That head had created and over
turned kings, cabinets and consti-
tutions
That head had nodded this way
or that, and diplomats and war
ministers, generals and statesmen,
took notice and governed them
selves accordingly, 1t was a Won
derful head-one of the most amaz-
ing that ever sat on pair of hui
man shoulders.
Richelieu was the original ''prac-
teal" man. Direct, remorseless,'
constituencies, he made up his mind
as to what he wanted to do-and
did it. Il venture on nothing with
out first carefully thinking it out"
he declared, but once decided, l go
straight to my point, overthrow or
cut down whatever stands in my
way, and finally cover it all up with
my cardinals red robe"
A bundle of contradictions was
Richelieu. The Catholics called. him
the "Huguenots Cardinal" and yet
it vas he who stormed the Hugue-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

words addressed to him by his vic
tor, who, with a warm handclasp,
said to him: "Commandant Cronte,
you have, indeed, made a gallant
defense, which will win the admira-
ton Of the world"
The first Napoleon, after the
browning disaster of Waterloo,
finding escape from France i'm
possible, surrendered to Captain
Maitland, of the Bellerophon, on
July Is. 1916.
AS he stepped on board, his
breast ablaze with decorations, and
escorted by an imposing retinue of
officers and servants, it was al
most with the air of a conQueror
that he addressed the captain:
Sir, l come to place myself under
the protection of your king and
your laws"
Much more abject was the down
fall of his successor, the third Ma
poleon, that September day in 1870
when he was compelled to resign
both crown and sword
Surrounded in Sedan by an over
whelming host of the enemy, $4,000
of his men dead or taken prisoners,
his army demoralized under a del
uge of death from 500 guns, he real
lied that the end had come.
Then, with the white flag Of de-
feat fiuttering over his citadel, he
wrote to the Prussian king this pa
thetic note: Brother, not able to
die at the head of my troops, |
place my sword at your majesty's
feet-Napoleon."
Napoleon's Fall.
But France was not yet beaten.
Marshal Bazaine still had large
army under his command; but he.
too, was in a perilous plight, for
he was shut up in Metz by Ger
man force as great as his own.
When sortie after sortie was re-
pulsed with heavy loss and he real
lied that escape was impossible. he
tried to save his army by surren-
dering Metz.
But to his overtures Bismarck
returned the naughty answer: Il
occupy France with more than a
million men, and | make no peace
with a marshal. The surrender
must be unconditional"
And on october q Bazaine capt.
ulated, and three marshals, 600 Of
ficers and $4,000 men laid down
their arms and became prisoners of
war. For Bazaine a worse, fate
was reserved; for he was later tried
by courtmartial and sentenced to
degra dation and death-a sentence
which was commuted to one OF
twenty years Imprisonment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
RiChelieu's Head
BY REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

not stronghold of LaRochelle and
took from them the last vestige OF
religious freedom.
The Absolutists called him Lib
eral, and the Liberals an AbsolutlsI
and with reason, for now he was
neck and neck with Democrats ana
now cheek and jowl with Mon
archists.
In the opinion of his contempora-
ries. he was. by turns cruel and
. compassionate: today Bengal u
ger and tomorrow as gentle as
dove or lamb
The fact is. he was in reality just
what the time and the occasion
called for. He could be cruel o.
merciful, humble or lordly ALSO
lutist or Monarchist, believer OF
hereto. as the particular circuin-
stances seemed to call for
First, last and all the time Ricne-
lieu was a politician. playing LOT
the great stake of French suprens-
CIV on the continent Of Europe
And he played the game We.
Never was political gambler more
successful He found France "
dire distress, he left her at the Iot
of Europe.
And yet he is to be reckohe'
among the worst enemies tNa'
France ever had. It was R1chelleu
who laid the foundation for the
reign Of Louis XIV, and it was tHe
long reign of that high headed oiu
despot that came near ruirlie
France and that would have com
pletely ruined her but for the com
ing of the long deferred revolution
which, at a dreadful cost OF NE
and treasure, opened the way lo'
the blessings that France 10 nov
enjoying.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
The New Love
By MINNA IRVING.

w yHEN her hero was the captain
w OF a baseball team.
The gossip of the diamond
Was constantly her theme.
Last summer. though she dropped
him
For a youth with tousled hair,
And talked of football matches
In way to make you stare.
But both are now forgotten
BY this maid of tickle mind.
Toward a brand idol
Her thoughts are all inclined.
OF cranks and carbureters
Her dreams and fancies are,
For 10! she is the owner
OF a bright red motor car
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
The City CAN Build That
Commercial High School
There Will Be Of Extra Revenue Not Taken Care of
the Finance Committee Budget and Out of That Sum Pro
vision Should Be Made for This New Building

1t is gratifying to learn that the city will more than
$4,000 added which not apporoned council
finance committee when the budget up This sum
will afford the city opportunity suitable building for
the English commercial girls high school
There good why this should not be but
1t necessity The city council should point give these
girls every advantage business education their right
and the city will be derelict its bounden duty citizens if
fails provide these girls with opportunity which should he
open to them
The orcefu arguments presented the finance commit
for the English commercial high school The girls who
attending this school effort equip themselves to earn
living housed in rented residences budget does
not provide penny for building.
1t gratifying also that the framing the budget seemed
be free from politics than usually the English
commercial girls high school building vital be sacr
feed of municipal improvements let alone delayed
needed NOW.
When general budget recommended
by the committee should hesitate add the urged for
English commercial girls high school 1t would still wide
margin for adjustment of the sheet June for any
gency appropriations.
Mayor Woodward pointed the committee that girls
commercial school doing of the works
and that requirements building pressing The
principal positions for the graduates literary
cation well commercial training given And the
at this school increasing than any other
school in the city.
No municipality do greater work than aid its young
who striving their living Through
cation alone they living wage
Here is rough Of Atlanta ability to provide for
this building:
The informed the
their books 100000 This will
bring additional income of $150000 The committee appo
toned 100000 of this amount, leaving $4,000
The holds 500 900 tax fas. lien
property The greater part of this money be collected
before June
department has increase
than $3.50 year for the last several years The system
being extended further additional $4,000 from this de-
partment rs though it in the bank.
Several thousand dollars of that
have been paid for outstanding They first lien
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
By TAD.

mattox court house, surrendered his
sword to Grant, who handed it back
with words of courtesy. And, as
the vanquished Virginians filed
past, laying down their arms, their
general called out, in voice bro
ken with emotion, Men, we have
fought through the war, together,
and l have done the best for you"
Honorable to Both.
For five months, in 1855, the
Turks under General Williams held
the mountain fortress of Kars
against a Russian army more than
three times their number; and only
when food. and ammunition both
were exhausted and further defense
became hopeless did the brave Eng
lish leader even think of surrender.
Then it was that the Russian
General Mouravieff, wrote to him
one of the most generous messages
ever sent to a defeated enemy.
General Williams" he wrote,
you have made yourself a name
in history: and posterity will stand
amazed at the endurance, the cour-
age, the discipline which this siege
has called forth in the remains of
an army. Let us arrange a capitu-
lation which will satisfy the de-
mands of war without disgracing
humanity"
When General Cronje, after. his
brave fight on the bank of the
Modder river, was compelled to
surrender to Lord Roberts, with
1000 of his army, the bitterness, as
he afterward said, was taken out
Of his humiliation by the gracious
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
How Brave Men Met Defeat

TN the story of war there is no
chapter more thrilling than that
which tells how, a generation
ago, a comparative handful of
Turks held the village of Plevna for
five months against a quarter of a
million of Russia's picked soldiery.
Again and again the Muscovites
hurled themselves against Osman
Dignas trenches and redoubts, to
be swept back again and again,
leaving thousands of slain behind
them And it was only when hum
ger and disease had his band Of he
roes in their grip that the gallant
Turkish leader made his desperate.
and historic effort to hew his way
through the enemy's lines-a for
lorn hope" which ended, as it was
bound to end, in failure.
But not until the Turks were sur
rounded by the MuscOvites in over
whelming numbers and Osman him
self was seriously wounded did the
white flag at last give the signal of
surrender When, later, the van
pushed hero was led before the
Russian czar carrying himself as
proudly in defeat as in victory,
Alexander, with a cordial hand
grip, gave him this generous greet
ing: sir l congratulate you on
your fine defense. 1t was one of
the most splendid feats in the his
tory of war
Victor and Vanquished.
1t was with still holder front
that Mahmud met his conqueror,
after his dervish army had been
wiped out of existence on the banks
of the Atbara river When, his
hands tied behind his back, he was
conducted into the presence of the
sirdar, it was with his head car
ried high and a mien of defiance.
Are you Mahmud ?" asked the sir
dar. Yes" was the answer; and
/ am the same as you" why did
YOU come to make war here?' II
came" answered Mahmud proudly,
because. like you, l was told to
come"
Never was surrender made with
more dignity or received with
greater chivalry than that of Gen
eral Lee to his conqueror. General
Grant. in the American Civil war.
The Confederate army hemmed
in by the enemy, was in hopeless
position, and on April I Grant
wrote to his gallant and beaten adj
versary asking him to surrender, in
order to prevent amy further effu-
sion of blood"
Two days later Lee, at the Apo
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
The Georgian's Policy For Civic and
Industrial Progress in Atlanta

FIRST that will allow the conduct Of municipal
business along business lines.
SECOND adequate schools teachers and higher for
them.
THIRD construction of good streets and repair of old
FOURTH better sanitation and sewerage
FIFTH improvement of parks.
SIXTH cooperation with Atlanta Freight bureau low
freight rates.
SEVENTH abatement of the smoke nuisance.
EIGHTH of nerurban trolley system and i'm
provement of local service
NINTH establishment of grand opera and Sunday
TENTH solution of old depot and vaduct problems.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-22
CHIEF OF WEATHER
 BUREAU IS ATTACKED
Representative Says Wills L. Moore k Using Office to Influence Choice
 as Secretary of Agriculture.

Washington, Feb. 21.-A resolution attacking Willis L. Moore, chief oI the weather bureau, was introduced ln the House today by Representative Akin of New York In a lengthy pre- amble it sets out that MT. Moore is using his office to secure endorse ments from employees of the weather bureau for his candidacy ito be secre- tary of agriculture in the next cabi- net
 The resolution would authorize act by Concr ress to eliminate favorit- ism and partiality to various officials of the weather bureau for their loyal ty in furthering the political scheme of Moore, that he be made to receive the toe end of Woodrow Wilson's copper-toed boot and be relegated to the political serop-heap deserved by such political fakers and badger-aame officials :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-22
Dr. Jasin Named On
 Executive Committed
iE0nored By State Library Association At Meeting Held sn Little Rock
 Yesterday.

Rabbi Joseph Jasin, of this city, who yesterday attended Q meeting of the State Library Association. was honored by being appointed on the eX- ecutiye committee and also field sec retary of the state organization. He will visit various cities in the state from time to time in the interest Of the great work undertaken by the state association.
 While in Little Rock the members of the Association conferred with Governor Robinson relative to legisla- ton that would result in the creation Of a state library commission, but owing to the fact that the state is not in the best financial condition and no appropriation for such q purpose would he 0. K.'d by the Legislature, the idea Of presenting bill creating the commission was abandoned.
 Governor Robinson is said to favor the state library commission however and will appoint the members of the commission without action on the part of the legislature, it is said.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-22
President Taft To
 Give Last Entertainment
EA!t 10 Be Given Pear. Studs and Mrs
 East Eiamond Neck lace.

Washington, Feb. 21-A magnifi- cent set of pearl studs for President Taft and a diamond necklace of pure white stones fer Mrs. Taft will be presented at the White House tonight as farewell gifts from circle oi close friends which the Tafts have made during their long residence in the national capital. The president and Mrs. Taft will give their last for nal entertainment at the White House. a dinner to be followed by a musical. and the presentation will be made then.
 Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the Am eraan Red Cross and leading spirit in raising the subscription fund for
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-22
COLONEL TAYLOR E0NORED,

Colonel S. NJ, Taylor. of Pine Bluff, co~gressman from the Sixth Arkan- sas District, presided over the Nation al House of Representative in Wash inston Thursday, through the courtesy Of Speaker Champ Clark It was dur ing the consideration of several in, po-tant bills, says the Washington dispatch, that Colonel Taylor was called to the chair. Colonel Taylor is fine parliamentarian and filled tLe place with credit to himself and the House. This is quite compli- ment to the Pine Bluffian, especially when it is considered that he has teen a member of Congress for not quite a month yet Colonel Taylor promises to be quite prominent at Washington before many months come around