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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04
BRINGS BRIDE HERE

On Thanksgiving Day at the home
of the brides mother at Cole, s. D.,
occurred the marriage of Miss Flor
ence Otradovee to H. F. Button Of
Brookings. The ceremony was per-
formed by the groom's father, Rev. A.
r. Button of Trent. Mr.. Button is
district agent for the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company OF Newark,
N. j., and recently came to Brookings.
He returned here Tuesday with his
bride and they will make their home
on east Third street. The Register ex-
tends congratulations.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04
A QUIET WEDDING

The marriage Of Miss Anna Janke
and Albert Bandy of Volga, took place
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Janke on Thanksgiv.
ing Day, and was witnessed by a num-
Der of relatives and friends. Rev. w.
A. Mast, pastor Of the First Presby-
terrain church, performed the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Bandy have
many friends in Brookings and Brook
ings county who will extend ~congratu-
lations and best wishes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04
p. o. FORCE GET PACKAGE

When the post Office force opened
n of the mail sacks the other day
they had to put clothes pins on their
noses, until the offending article
therein was carried out in the back
yard. The article in question proved
to be a good sized chunk of v~enison,
which was shipped by a West Virginia
man to a Brookings friend, and it had
somehow lost its flavor and acquired
quite a smell on it's journey. The
venison was illegally shipped, as it Is
against the postal rules to ship meat
out Of the first parcels post zone.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04
GEO.. THAYER ILL

Geo. Thayer has been confined to
his home again this week. and he has
decided to go to Chicago today o. to-
morrow for IN operation, which we, in
common with his many friends, sim
oerely hope win relieve him OF his
trouble, &
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04

Geo. A. West was here from Mime
apolis visiting Brookings friends on
Monday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04
Total expenditures. 49,. .$141.66
Ralanpa on hand q

The excavation for the ice rink has
for some time been completed; the
city council has voted to furnish the
water; and a definite basis of oo-opera-
ton between the league and the Stu
dents Association at the college has
been decided upon. There Is no e a
o why the rink should not prove
thoroughly successful If the members
OF the league pay up back dues and
are regular in payment hereafter.
Dues may be left either with Mr.. Wine
gar at the post Office or at the Bank Of
Brookings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-04
THE FELLOWSHIP LEAGhE

AT the recent annual meeting Of the
Brookings Fellowship League new di.
rectors were elected to I'LL the places
OF those whose terms of office expired
at the end Of the first year. A commit
tee also was named to report at the
next meeting OF the directors to be
hello December 6, OF revision OF the
constitution-the object of this re-
vision being to make the organization
Of the league simpler, better adapted
to the definite service Of the commun-
ity, and in general more efficient.
A good many members Of the league
are behind in the payment of their
dues, of one dollar per quarter. One
reason for this is, perhaps. that many
members do not know the present
state of the treasury and the purpose
for which money has been expended.
The following statement, showing the
present financial condition OF the
league, should make this matter clear:
Total amount received
from dues .......... $157.2O
Paid for postage, station
cry, and supplies. ..... $4,000
Paid for playground ap-
paratus and the INSTALL
ing Of it ........... TAO
Paid for labor, chiefly in
excavation for the ice
rink 20.30
Paid for miscellaneous
general expenses. $50. 1865
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
SKIM MILK GOOD FOR HENS HENS
Casein Largely Supplies Protein Nee
essary for Esgs-Aiso Excellent
for Use in Fattening.

Skim milk is one of the very best
feeds for both young chickens and lay
ing hens. The ~casein, or curdy part
of the milk, largely supplies the pro
tein necessary for laying hens, while
for f%attening fowls there is nothing
superior to milk for making white,
juicy, delicate flesh. The milk may be
fed either sweet or soul and may be
given as a drink or mixed with wheat
bran and oatmeal or both.
Sour skim milk, or butterm;lk, fed
to hens confined in yard or small rangs
keeps them in health. The acid of
the milk supplies the lack of vegetable
acid they would pick up in on grass
pasture-the buttermilk aids digestion.
Poultrymen near the wholesale city
milkmen and ~creameries can often buy
the soul milk for ten cents per gal
Ion. At this price it is a cheap food.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
Gz12nzAW &EUEWS CWERR4zuYcLWW

blessed by the priest and sprinkled with holy wa
ter by the acolyte who follows him, in order that
that this, the sole wealth Of the countryside, may
increase and prosper during the year to come.
The sight of the holy hour is wonderful. AS the
church bell tolls above them the frightened ami
mails bleat and below and try madly to escape.
First the oxen are blessed, then the cows, next
the sheep and lambs, and finally the goats and
pigs.
Throughout Europe many delightful customs
prevail. In Scandinavia a feast is always pre-
pared for the little birds. which might otherwise
go hungry. on account of the deep SHOWS.
In Holland, as in Scotland, the wind is noted
with care, because the luck Of the year will be
determined by the direction whence it blows. The
south wind brings heat and fertility, the west
wind milk and fish, the north wind cold and
storm, and east wind a fruitful season.
In Italy the New Year is a day of greeting and
good will and special feasting. Sicilian peasants
take advantage. of the fete to drive to town in
their gay carts, SO that the country roads are
merry with the music of tinkling bells.
And Swiss folk, practical, Industrious, stop their
work for the nonce and visit friends, even when
they have TO carry their babies down the noun
tain slopes in cradles on their heads.
Bulgaria's heart history is of especial moment
just now. On happy New Years day in Bulgarian
villages the small boys run from house to house
waving branches of the cornell tree and shouting
greetings as they tap all they meet with the lucl
bringing branches.
Bulgarian girls go through an interesting cere
mony in an effort to pry into the secrets OF the
days to come. On New Years eve a queen, chosen
by lot, guards a kettle full of water, in which both
men and maidens have dropped finger rings OIL
some personal trinkets. Till dawn she watches.
Then to an open place in the center of the vii
lage she takes the precious kettle, covered with a
cloth, a dancing. singing crowd following her. All
oracle, VINO has been selected for eloquence OF
speech, proclaims successive fortunes. He cries:
THE lucky girl whose ring shall appear shall
marry the best man in tho village"
The queen Of the festival dips her hand into
the kettle and brings forth a ring, and it's owner
receives it from her secure in the belief that good
luck betides her matrimonially before another
New Year.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
Gathering the Oak Leaves.

In certain sections of New Jersey
the gathering of oak leaves is a late
summer and autumn industry. Pass
ing through the section where the in
dustry is carried on, one sees the
sides of houses and barns or any 9TH
err place out Of door where the
branches can hang to dry filled with
row after row of punches of oak.
After drying for two weeks they are
put in bales for shipment. Last year
one man gathered more than 300
punches a day and had more than II
tons for shipment.
The price is about $50 a ton and
there is a brisk demand in European
cities for the oak branches thus pre-
pared. There are 100 limbs in a bun.
dle and 100 punches in a bale. The
leaves are free for the taking, mostly.
Still, some owners of woodland are in
the money making game themselves,
and charge so much per acre for the
privilege.
The gatherer does not have to SOW
or crltivate-it seems as if the crop
were a gift of nature.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
FARM
SOME DISEASES OF POULTRY
Care Should Be Exercised to Prevent
~Unsanitary Surroundings, SpoHee
Food and Dirty Water.
OBy FL. PRESTON HOsK1Ns.

By II. PRESTON HOSKINS,)
Sick birds hould be removed from
the flock and dead ones burned, in an
outbreak of disease.
White diarrhoea of chicks is
caused by a germ which is often pass
ed by the hen to the chick through
the egg.
Vessels and troughs i'll which feet
is placed should be frequently scaid-
ed or disinfected with a five per cent.
solution of carbolic acid.
1t is a wise p~recaution to fumi-
gate your mediator with Tornado
hyde before placing your eggs in it
for Matching.
Be careful in introducing new birds
into your flock to see that they are
perfectly healthy, and not likely to
bring disease with them.
The disease called "scaly legs is
caused by a mite belonging to the.
same family of parasites that cause
mango in cattle, sheep, and other
farm animals.
a busting powder for Kidding birds
of lice may be prepared by mixing
equal parts pryethrum insect pow
der) and flowers of sulphur. Apply it
with a powder u
Poultry diseases, just like other dis
cases., are favored by unsanitary sur
roundings, spoiled food, stale n
dirty drinking water, and poorly ven
tilated and insufficiently lighted coops.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

must have grit, preferably crushed
oyster shells. ! feed them corn bread
soaked in sweet milk and give them
sweet milk and water to drink. | put
the milk or water in a rather shallow
dish with a large stone in the middle
of it SO the goslings cannot get into it
with their feet. After they are a
week old they may be fed on bran
mixed with milk. l never turn them
out until the lev is off the grass and
always shut them up when a rain
comes up. They like water but can
not stand being left in the rain or
dew.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

blue and white marks that decorate every dwell
ing in the village.
Scotland is, as well, the land of cakes, and at
this season the bakers shops are filled with
toothsome dainties, sugar covered and noticed
in ice.
Germany observes various customs. Calls are
made on January l. and gifts are exchanged;
delicious little cakes are eaten in honor of the
festal day. Different neighborhoods have char
acteristic rites and superstitions.
Thus, in the Black Forest a workman likes to
work a little bit at his trade the first day of the
year, to coax luck in business; most picturesque
is the vender of clocks, who sets out to sell one at
least of his wares. Munich drinks deep to the
health of the season in good Ravarian brew,
Jena, whose people recognize descent from those
ancient Germans who believed in a god that
brought light and warmth each year into the
world to overcome the cold and dark of winter.
builds in its public square at New Years time a
great bonfire, which typifes this ever new gift
of the genial old deity that loved warmth and
gave light.
Thither at midnight the people carry the things
they wish to cast out of their lives with the old
year.
Fire as a New Years symbol is favored in
Wales, as well. There fires are burned on New
Years day to purify the house for the entrance of
a new and gladstone era; and the ashes are kept
sacredly from year to year, esteemed for special
medicinal virtues.
The ringing Of bells to announce the death of
the old year and the birth of the new one is
common in England and Scotland and in some
parts Of the United States. In many English
churches impressive midnight services are held.
In the dales OF Westmoreland it is usual to
open the west door to let the old year out and to
open the east door to let the new year in.
In England 1t Is still an enjoyable practice to
offer a mince pie to every caller during the last
week Of the old year, for every pie eaten under a
different roof represents a happy month during
the year to come. Often as JANUARY 1 draws near
one hears the expression:
Thanks, 1 have eaten my twelve, so please ex-
cuse me-"
What probably is the strangest New Years rite
is held In the Cevennes mountains, in southern
France. At the last evening mass of the old
year the herds and focks of the peasantry are
gathered before the portico of the little stone
church high up on the mountain side and are
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
Good LAYER.

Anthony ComstoCk at a luncheon in
New York, said of certain tabooed
books and plays:
The motive of these works was per-
haps all right. But the expression, the
form, a bad. And that spoiled the
motive completely.
Expression, form, you know, is
everything. Consider how the lack OF
it spoiled the mason's speech.
"A mason at a memorial service said.
Of a bricklayer who had been acct
dentally killed:
"'Yes, gents, l looked out once on
the beauties of nature, and all was
cam. Our friend deceased here was
layin' a brick. looked out once again,
and still all was cam, but our friend
deceased here was no more. He was
layin' a corpse"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
NOT HARD TO SATISFY HIM
Many Will See a Peculiar Reason for
Seemingly Modest Request Made
by the Jew.

A P. M. G. reader sends US the fol-
lowing little story-certainly one Of
the best of it's kind:
To the great god Buddha came the
representatives of the Catholic. Prot
estant and Jewish religions, to pay
him homage. Buddha, very fattered,
told each Of them that if they would
express a wish, it would be fulfilled.
What do you wish?" he asked the
Catholic.
The answer was GLORY"
You shall have it," said Buddha, and
turning to the Protestant, What do
you wish?"
Money"
You shall nave it,"
And you?' This to the Jew.
Il DO not want much" quoth he;
give me the ~Protestant's address,
Pail Mall Gazette.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
CARE NEEDED FOR GOSLINGS
Several Excellent Little Hints That
Go to Make Success With Young
Fowls-keep Them Dry.

Geese require very little feed. After
they are ~feathered they need no shell
ter. ! set five goose eggs under each
hen to hatch them. l never put the
eggs under the old geese. Make the
nests on the ground where possible.
writes Sarah Peters of Nashville.
Kan, in the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
About a week after eggs have been
incubated l dip every egg in a pail of
warm water, repeating this at the end
of the second week. Usually we get a
gosling for every egg at. the end of the
hatch, which is % to 80 days. AS Don
as they are dry ] take the goslings out
of the nest and when all are Matched
put them in a small, dry pen, with a
large box, the bottom of which is COW
cred with dry earth or sand. They
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

that get into the police courts. The
estimate may be too liberal, but GER
tain it is that an attractive home and
-paiatable, well served meals would
prevent much drunkenness. Hence it
ds fair to say that bad cooking and
slothfulness cause the drunkenness
thai leads to wrangling and arrests
in a large number OF Eases. Many
and various are the causes Of domeg-
tic trouble, but while we cannot re-
move them all this side of the mil
lennium. the teaching of domestic
science, of household economy, OF
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

directly due to intemperance; 25 per
cent. may be traced to interference of
relatives, from the mother-inlaw
down. The remaining 25 per cent.
he report debts to ~laziness, natural
bad temper and incompatibiIity.
Of course, drunkenness, while a
cause of domestic trouble, may itself
be an effect of previous domestic
trouble. There are social workers
who maintain solemnly that good
cooking and clean, orderly housekeep-
ing would prevent 70 per cen or
more of the cases OF drunkenness
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
LIGHT ON DOMESTIC TROUBLE
Chief of Chicago Probation Force
Tells of Some Of the Causes
of Unhappiness.

In a valuable report on adult proba-
ton in the court of domestic rela-
lions, Mr.. Houston, chief of the proba-
ton force, throws some light on the
causes of domestic trouble and un-
happiness. The statistics of the court
show that SO per cent. of the tangles
It Is called on to unravel or cut are
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
GETTING BACK.

why do you insist on trying to sell ne beef
steak and beans and buckwheat cakes?" de-
manded the barber. II told you all wanted
was two fried eggs"
Well | was in your shop yesterday" retorted
the restaurant man. All l wanted was a shave
but you b~ulldozed me into a shampoo. a foam
hzZ. and a tonic rub"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
Water for Ducks.

Ducks kept entirely on land must
have deep drinking vessels, so they
can get their heads under water.
Where shallow vessels or troughs are
used the. gum up about the eyes, be
come l~istless, sit about, lose their APP
petites and eventually die.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

~home-making will undoubtedly light
en- the burdens Of courts that deal
with domestic rows ard assertions.
Men, by the way. need as much teach
ing as women, if not of the same
things. They have their part to play
IN making and keeping the home neat,
attractive and comfortable, in bring
ing a little color and warmth and
beauty into It.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
NALL4W EXHZZy EAdZ
LHZScS>OUHIZYGT

OWIERE does New Years cere-
mony mean more than in the land
of the little people whose ace
have become familiar to us on pa
per fans. Indeed, from a national
point of view, this season is the
greatest occasion of the year.
Elaborate preparations are made
long in advance. Houses are
cleaned inside and out. Doorways
are decorated with rice ropes and
err leaves and evergreen. Every
housewife buys a pot or two Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

Unless a person is willing to give
attention to little things and not only
to do them once, but many times as
the occasion may require, it is hardly
advisable for them to undertake poul-
try keeping for a living.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
Doesn't Prove Anythinu.

"Is he swayed by his prejudices?"
II should say so. Anyhow, he's the
sort of a man who cheers When the
ball hits the umpire on the shins."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
NOT DIFFICULT.

Il wish I could do something STARTLING" Gotta
Gladys Gloom, sick unto death With ennui.
We'll. Gladys, that is easily accomnIisbad~ y
SAID her close friend. Bella Blazes. Co hact-
born and smoke a cigarette on the n,hIio
square" ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

Before reaching the age of thirty a
man wonders how soon he will marry
after that he wonders how much
longer he will be able to dodge the
issue.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
DESTROYING vermin.

a dusting powder for Kidding chick
ems of lice may be prepared by mix
ing equal parts pyrethrum insect pow
der1 and flowers of sulphur apply it
with a powder gun.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
VARYING Luck.

Mrs. Exe-What sort of luck do you
have with cards?
Mrs. Wye-Oh, varying. Some we
keep as long as a week and some as
long as a meal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

1t has been calculated that nearly
300, 600 900 feet, or more than $4,000
miles of film are used yearly to salts
fly the worlds demand for moving pic
tureS
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
SELECTING the Breeders.

All of next seasons breeders should
be selected right now. Select d few
more than you desire to retain, as
some may prove disappointing and not
begin laying early enough to make
them desirable as breeders.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
A SAD AWAKENING.

warden, where are my flowers? Give me
those flowers"
Those flowers are for an embezzier +, III.
next cell"
Flowers for an embezzler. with a murderer
in the same Jail? A life of crime is not wb,t T
was led to expect"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

A simple remedy against coughs and all
Cough Drops-5c at all good Druggists.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

The devil rejoices more in one hypo
critic han in ninety and nine genuine.
Simon Pure sinners.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

If a girl isn't married at thirty, it's
up to her to cut out Irritation n get
busy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

Mrs-Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethfng, softens the gums, reduces infamma
ton, allays pain, cures wind colo ,25c a bottle.Ad
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26
Delicate Thrust,

Mr.. Hoyle-I admire a good liar!
Mrs. Boyle-You egotist!-Town
Topics.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

More than a watch dog is needed to
keep the wolf from the door.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-12-26

When they have received the cakes and coins
they expect they go on to the next place, first.
however, having chalked the house, in token OF
good luck. Next morning all the children get up
early and view with wide and interested eyes the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-08-14
NEW PosToFFIcE CROWDED
WITH INTERESTED PEoPL


Crowds visited the new Federal
building. Thursday afternoon. wher
it was thrown open for the inspec-
ton OF the public. The interior far
surpassed the expectations Of thoss
who had been greatly pleased with
the handsome exterior and vas a
gem In every particular.
The marble ~wainscoted walls. ties
salated floors, bronzenetted windows
and perfectly finished woodwork gave
the structure an air Of luxury and
grandeur that will make many prefer
to call for their letters rather than
have them delivered. 1t is n OF
the finest appointed buildings in
the city.
On the messanine foor there are
offices for the inspector and any 9TH
er officials who might be stationed
here later. On the main floor the
postmaster has his office while the
main mail room has a ceiling two
stories high. perfectly lighted with
an abundance Of north windows and
well ventilated.
The basement has a Longing room
for carriers, shower baths and lockers
and a large furnace room. There are
six entrances to the secret watch sys
tenn SO the inspector may enter It
from any part OF the building.
The lawn has been beautifully grad
ed into terraces with a large concret
drive for rural carriers vehicles.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-08-14
WITH ONE or HIS PAINTINGS.
PRESENT NEW LIBRARY


Geo. o. Baker, son OF Mrs. H P
Warden. who recently returned viii
his wife from five years study Of ar
in Paris. France, Is here the guest o
his mother. Mrs. Baker is visiting
her mother in Kentucky. Mr.. Bak
err. who resides IN New York. has
achieved no little fame as an artist n
oil and Is now forging to the from
in the magazine illustrating field.
When told of the new Carnegie L.
brary and the suggestion made he
might donate a picture. he said he
would be glad to give one Of his
paintings to be hung IN the building
He also said he would send some OF
his pictures and those OF Jay Ham
bidge, another Mexico boy who Is a
leader in magazine illustrating, for ar
exhibit here.
Mr.. Baker is Illustrating for Bobb
Merrill Co., a book written by VII
liam Hereford, who lived in this city
at one time. Its title is where
Fools Dare" Mr.. Hereford is now
with Robert Bacon, former ambassa'
dor to France from this country, and
administrator of the ]. P. Morgan es-
tate.
Mr.. Bakers many friends are de
lighted with his great and
Join the Ledger in wishing him a long
life with much good fortune.