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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-02
FIRE PREVENTION DAY

Gov. Byrne has issued the following
Fire Prevention day proclamation:
In this progressive age, when the
matter of general conservation sc
largely engages the attention of the
American people. it is fitting that
special consideration be given the
appalling fire waste which obtains
throughout the entire United States.
Our forests are carefully protected,
our waterways are properly guarded
and widely utilized, lands hitherto
useless are constantly being reclaimed
and developed through drainage and
irrigation-almost all our
are now within the jurisdiction of the
regnant conservation spirit-and yet
statistics evidence that the enormous
drain upon these through
fire is annually increasing at an alarm
ing rate.
This excessive and largely prevent
able fire waste, which amounts per
capita TO more than five times as much
as fire in any Of the European coun-
tries, is beginning to be recognized
as a national disgrace, and it is to
assist in its reduction that have pro-
claimed and set aside Thursday, DC.
tober 8, 1913, as Fire Prevention day,
and l urge that every citizen of South
Dakota accept his individual response
bility in this regard in order that this
great national ash heap may be lessen.
ed and in due course of time entirely
done away with.
l trust that the wners OF property
may remove from their premises all
rubbish and waste; that the municipal
authorities may be especially active
in thoroughly cleaning the streets and
alleys, and that in the public schools
fre drills be held and instruction be
given as to methods of fire protection.
prevention and fire fighting. This. !
with the end in view of ~remedying
our present condition, which Is SO SER.
sous a reproach upon our nation and
20 grave a menace to her people.
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publisher to pay the cost from his w
pocket, II only they may profit from the
use OF his medium.
Ordinarily 1t Is a nonresident who is
the most brazen in his attempts to rob
the newspaper. The local business
man is ordinarily ready to recognize
the worth Of the space he uses. Ger.
tainly the newspaper owes nothing to
the outsider. II 1t Is going to use its
columns for charitable purposes, the
b~enefciaries should be those who live
in its OWN community.-Mitchell Re-
publican.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-02
CENSUS RULING

Attorney General Johnson, on In.
quiry from Sioux Falls, holds that a
census taken under the provisions OF
Chapter 257. laws OF 1913, which was
intended to fix population of cities for
the purpose Of regulating the number
OF saloons which might exist under
that act, may not be used as a basis
to five salaries OF city officials When
the same are regulated by a population
basis, whether the figures might show
that the officers are entitled to an in
crease or hat their salaries should
be reduced.
He also holds that the road law pro-
vision which gives the voters Of a
township the right to say whether
they shall pay cash or work out road
taxes does not grant authority to a
county treasurer to accept time re-
ceipts In payment of taxes. That the
only way in which Offset can be secur-
ed for time work on roads Is through
the issue of warrants by the township
for the time allowed, at the rate of 20
cents an hour for men and 40 cents
an hour for man and team, these war.
rants being issued the same as all war.
rants, and when so issued they can be
used for payment Of taxes or cash can
be secured on the same.
He also holds that members of a CITY
council or commission may not draw
extra compensation for acting as a
board of equalization, such being their
duties under the law, and must cone
under their salary allowances.
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TO ALL VOTERS

All voters must register before No
vember 1.
You must register personally. and
declare your party affiliation, to be al
lowed to vote at the primary election
next March.
This is done by signing the poll
book, etc, kept by the town or village
clerk or city auditor.
The recognized parties are ~republi.
can, democratic, prohibition and So
cialist. No faction in any party is
considered.
No N not duly registered can
vote at the primary election. No
swearing in Of votes is allowed.
AT the regular election following
the primary a person may vote for
any candidate or with any party he
choose, irrespective of the party he
declared for at the primary.
No pay has been provided clerks
10 call on The voters and have them
registered and the voters must attend
to this duty themselves.
1t is easier, anyway, for each voter
to call on the clerk or auditor, than for
the clerk to call on all the voters.
Don't shirk your duty because you
may not like the law. We have it and
1t must be obeyed.
Do your duty and register and do it
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Happiness Of Today Depends Up
on Plans ,r Tomorrow
Tell me why well-meaning people go from

kWWI TOT He WHY WeHEHtdnIHS pttpe 20 ITOn Vt
Si@ storks lest to the Stx without saving the price OF
a rainy day meal and will give you the reason boys get drunk.
Explain why children or their parents neglect the very fundamentals Of
education while the glow of youth is yet within them, and l shall quote your
W words to tell you why the Chinese smoke opium.
There Is a similarity between all folies and a knship among fools, and
1t lies in this: That the fool says in his heart Tomorrow is OF important"
Extravaganza, boozefghtng, mental neglect and opium ar only possible to
the halfwit who lives for the sake O today
Tomorrow is the day for which wise mn prepare, and in the preparation
they discover a wonderful today; for happiness and peace depend upon imagi
naton and imagination looks forward.
Tomorrow is what brings to us the reward or punishment for today
Our plans and efforts Of today must inevitably be controlled by the sort of
tomorrow We desire; for every la works for what he wants and the sincerity
Of his desire is tested in the refining pot Of effort
Joy is a state of conscious growth that looks toward what is to come and
% permanent happiness an come to the maj who lives only in yesterday and
today.
forward to tomorrow.
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from those having legislative axes to
grind. In this state, those elected to
the office of state treasurer helped
themselves to the interest on public
moneys and everybody expected them
to do 1t.
All these and many other similar
practices have been placed under the
ban by a more sensitive public discri-
mination. But the old, old graft Of
trying to get something for nothing
from the newspaper still continues.
Men who wouldn't think Of smash
ing the window of a jewelry store and
helping themselves to the diamonds
and the gold watches on display, will
simply consider that they have DEM
onstrated a creditable amount of in.
telfgence by securing $50 or 500
worth OF newspaper space for nothing.
Some day men will understand that
they have robbed the newspaper by
such a performance, just as surely as
they would have robbed the jeweler II
they had carried OF his wares.
And Of all the unconscious grafters
upon the newspapers In this state, the
state itself and its institutions are the
worst offenders. Reams OF circulars
are written or printed. for distribution
among the newspapers. with the bald
faced request that they be printed free
OF charge. The state fair has shown a
little improvement. But what does II
do? Sends the weekly papers OF the
state $500, and asks them to print
from $500 to $500 worth Of readers
about the state fair. Now, the fair
management wouldn't think OF asking
q dry goods store In Huron to sell
bunting for n hundredth part Of its
worth. But il considers II entirely
legitimate to make a similar request
Of the newspapers. Yet the news
paper product costs real money, just
as does the bunting. The dry goods
dealer knows as wen as does the news
paper publisher that the fair Is not a
money-making enterprise. but
nobody expects him to donate 80 cents
IN the dollar on that account
The publisher, unfortunately. il the
man who can't pass along to some
sody else the responsibility OF paying
he cost Of printing the newspaper. To
,ut out the Daily Republican. for ex-
ample. II costs very nearly 500 . day.
Who should pay the expense, Why.
he men and the concerns that use the
lewspaper for public purposes.
An We said before. the state fair il Oar
'etter than some OF the other state
n~stitnti0ns. The latter seems willing
Q recognise every Industry as . legiti-
one except that Of printing al
And when It comes TO
~. tAsy sssa willing % aIlow de
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-02
DECIDE YOURSELF

The Opportunity 10 Here, Backed by
erookings Testimony
Don't take our word for It.
Don't depend on a strangers state,
ment.
Read Bookings endorsement.
Read the statement Of Brookings
citizens.
And decide for yourself.
Here Is one Ease OF It:
r. H. Anderson. Second ST., Brook
s. d., says: For q loLg time l
a pain in the small Of my back. I
tried a number Of remedies but was
helped until / began using Doan.s
Kidney Pills. They did me q world OF
good. and I have told many people
about them"
When Your Back is Lame-Remem-
Der the Name" Don't simply ASK for
. kidney remedy-ask distinctly for
Doan's Kidney Pills, the same that Mr..
Anderson had-<he remedy backed BY
home testimony. soc an stores. ros-
IerNMiiourn Co. Props. BufEAlo. N. r..
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-02
TEACHERS SALARIES

There are some cities in this coun-
try where the school j%anitors receive
more than the school teachers. One
southern state rents out its convicts
to contractors at more than $500 a
year and pays its public school teach
ers a little more than $500 a year. The
recent investigation by the Russell
Sage Foundation shows that. taking
the country as a whole, the annual
average wage Of carpenters is $500, of
coal miners $500. Of factory workers
$3.50, OF common laborers s513 and of
teachers $4S5. That report shows that
thousands Of American school teachers
make shift in the southern states on
less than $50 a year.
These figures or figures like them
bob up annually. They come with a
shock which tends. however, to disap-
pear on reflection. The difference be-
tween the coal miners wage and the
school teachers is chiefly due to the
fact that the miner is engaged directly
in the production Of wealth and can
apply pressure to divert some OF it to
himself. The teacher. on the other
hand. is engaged in a service which
can be said to be wealth-producing only
in the Ruskin ms Of the phrase. He
or she can apply only a very indirect
pressure upon the wealth OF the COM
muity, pressure so indirect that it is
scarcely felt
The importance Of teaching is per.
functorily recognized. but not until We
up SUFFICIENT statesmanship to
put the financial support OF the pro-
upon . sound and adequate
can w really call ourselves q
enlightened county,
Pierre Free Press.
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ONE FORM or STEALING

The Marion Record states that In
ak days II received rs pieces Of mail,
Ill constituting an attempt to secure
free advertising.
Perhaps. In the development Of pub
lie conscience In the United States it
WIN sometime - Recognised that news
paDer space has : distinct money
VeIne.
On every aide. We md : more scru-
pulpus sense Of property rights than
Sver bsfore- At one time II was tactiIy
u~n1erstood that railroad conductors
Wrnl1 pocket All the loose change
~ nlSht have offered them. IN
l1peb i~ntsrssAs wanting legisla-
eI8n, sl1ply ~ for 4 to the cam
eommI(nc& Csngrsssmsn vslt,
esR ernanissa :
1 SGllottsd ~ f1n6s
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-10-02
BIRDS Y VIEW

No Saloons-
Two Bands.
Two Hotels.
Three Dentists.
Six Physicians.
Eight Churches
One State Bank.
Two Osteopaths.
Steam Laundry.
Chinese Laundry.
City News stand.
Two Music Stores.
Big FIGURING Mil.
S25.0 900 City Hall.
Three Drug Storea
Three Restaurants.
One Machine Shop.
Four Auto Garages.
Three Barber Shops
Three Meat Markets
Three Tailor Shops.
Two Jewelry Stores.
Two Livery Stables.
Two Cigar Factories.
Two National Banks.
Three Lumber Yards.
Four Weekly Papers.
Fine Lake Near City.
Two Furniture Stores
Four Grain Elevators.
500. 900 Court House.
One Department Store.
Four Blacksmith Shops.
Moving Picture Theatre.
Two Exclusive Groceries.
City OF Beautiful Homes.
A Live Commercial Club.
Good Water Near Surface.
Two Photograph Galleries.
Glove and Mitten Factory.
Best Schools In the State.
Four Thousand Inhabitants.
Cement Block Mandatory.
Marble and Granite Works.
Dakota Deaconess Hospital.
One Gents Furnishing Store.
328. 900 High School Building.
State Circuit Court held here.
Municipal Telephone Company.
$40. 900 Brick School Building.
Two Exclusive Clothing Stores.
Culhane Adjustment Company.
Wholesale Photo Supply House.
Three Exclusive Millinery Stores.
Good Volunteer Fire Department.
Educational Center OF the State.
County Seat OF Brookings County.
Two Plumbing and Heating Firms.
Municipal Sewer and Waterworks.
Nine Hundred Students in College.
United States Experimental Station.
High School on the Accredited List.
Over $500, 900 Invested in Education.
Finest Church Buildings In the State.
Best Bakery in Eastern South Dakota.
800. 600 Invested In Beautiful Churchea
Finest County Fair Grounds In the State.
First-Class Opera House and Auditorium.
Nine Hundred Students in Grade Schools.
State College of Agriculture and Mechanic
rts.
New 500. 900 Agricultural Building At
tate College.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley a.
laces of Amusement.
Electric Light and Heating Plant Owned
nd Controlled by City.
Brictson Manufacturing Company. makers
Z the Brictson Tire Tread.
Strong Commercial Club with $50 Mem.
ers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
lie State, Where Crops are Sure and Boun-
full.
Brookings is Located on the Main Line Of
lie c. & n. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre,
lie Capital of the State. Also Headquar-
RS for Train Crews Running North to
'atertown and on to Redheld and Gettys-
lrg.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
ity presents a tine appearance. matted as
Is in the midst OF q fine growth Of shade
nd ornamental trees. Her citizens are
Hing and ready to encourage and assist
iery helpful industry.
Home of the Brictson Tread.
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A silk ribbon lasts longer and gives
better results than any other. Try
ons N your typewriter. Get Il Ct the
Rsgistsr ONES.
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WHAT WE NEED

A Gas Plant.
A Good Hotel.
Canning Factory.
More Business Enterprises.
More Manufacturing Enterprises.
More Young People Who Want an Edu-
cation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

countries but reciprocity agree
sments by the executive and
approved by the legislative depart
ments of the government will be al
lowed.
To supply the deficiency in rev.
enue a tax on incomes will be levied.
This is the tax the people were told
would be levied only in times of
emergency when they we're asked
to approve a constitutional change
that would allow such a tax. But
the right is no sooner secured than
it is resorted to produce the rev.
enue of a revenue producing tariff
bill. Income tax rates are fixed
at one per cent for all corporation
incomes above $4,000; one per cent
on personal incomes from $4,000 to
$4,000; two per cent from $4,000
to $4,000; three per cent from
$4,000 to 100000; four per cent
above 100000.
This is what the country is facing
and it's effect might be fairly and
accurately predicted but we will
wait and let the people see for
themselves whether or not a tariff
bill that does not protect industry
or labor and does not produce rev.
enue is what America needs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
order Of Notice -Benefciai
MARTHA b. HAzELToN.

STATE OF VERMONT, District Of Caledonia, 90.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict aforesaid: To the heirs and all persons
interested in the estate of Martha b. Hazel
ton, late of Barnet. in said District, deceased,
greeting:
Whereas, application hath been made to.
this court in writing, by the Administrator
of the estate of said deceased, praying for
license and authority to sell the whole of
real estate of said deceased to wit: One acre
of land, more less, with dwelling house
and outbuildinRs thereon, situate in Barnet
in the County of Caledonia and State of Yer
mont, representing to said Court that 1t
would be beneficial to the heirs and all per-
sons interested in the estate of said deceased,
to sell said real estate and convert the same
into money.
And bringing into Court the consent and
appreciation in writing, of all the heirs to
said estate residing in this State and setting
forth the situation of the real estate.
MWhereupon, the said Court appointed and
the Probate Office in st. Johnsbury, in said
District to hear and decide upon said appli-
cation and petition. and ordered public
notice thereof to be given to all persons In
terested therein by publishing said order.
together with the time and place Of hearing.
three weeks successfully in the CALIFORNIAN,
newspaper which circu1ates in the neigh
borhood of those persons interested in said
estate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said Court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court TO
make your objections to the granting Of such
license, If you see cause.
Given under my hand at St. Johnsbury, I'm
said District, this 25th day Of March A. D.
1913.
WALTER P. SMITH, Judge.
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Probate of wan
EsTATR OLE cHARLRs IL 40

ESTATE OF CHARLES r. MORSE.
STATE OF VERMONT. District OF Caledonia, 90.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Die
trict of Caledonia. To all persons inter
csted i'm the estate OF Charles n. Morse, late
of St. Johnsbury in said District deceased
Greeting:
At a Probate Court. holden at St. Johns-
bury within and for said District on the n at
day of March a. ID. 1913. an instrument pur-
porting to be the last VIII and Testament
of Charles F. Morse, late of st. Johnsbury in
said District, deceased was presented to the
Court aforesaid, for Probate.
And II Is ordered by said Court that the
18th day of April, A. ID. 1913. at the
Probate Office In said st. Johnsbury,
be assigned for proving said instrument.
and that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the CALIFORNIAN.
anewspaper circulating in that vicinity. in
said District. previous to the time appointed.
Therefore. you are hereby notified TO ap-
pear before said Court, at the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the probate Of said
VIII, II you have cause
Given under my hand at st. Johnsbury In
said District, this 31st day of March
A. d. 1913.
WALTER p. SMITH, Judge.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09
The New Tariff Bill

BY the time this editorial ap-
pears in print the democrats will
have introduced the new tariff bill
in special session of congress to re-
deem the party pledge to reduce the
tariff without regard to the protec-
ton of American Industries. 1t
will be a tariff for revenue only that
will produce much less a revenue
than the republican tariffs Thus
it comes before the people as an
admitted failure-a revenue produc-
ing bill that will not produce reven-
ne.
Wool, sugar, meats, many other
food stuffs and clothing materials
are to be admitted free
of duty, the duties on all
agricultural products. are to be
greatly reduced and the tariff
on chemicals, steel and other COM
mercial products will be reduced,
but not admitted free as the plat
form said trust controlled products
should be. There will be no
minimum and maximum rates
by which tariff concessions
can be secured from foreign
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The Commercial Club

The existence and usefulness of
the st. Johnsbury Commercial Club
will be largely determined at the
annual meeting to be held Thurs
day evening. Al good attendance
and careful selection of officers for
the coming year will mean q year of
growth and development while ne
glect will probably cause the disso-
luton of the organization. The last
result would be very undesirable. A
town of this size should have a live
organization to which can be refer
red those matters that concern the
town as a whole.
The most pressing needs of the
present are a movement to construct
more homes for workingmen, the
formation of building and loan as
ISOLATION, better building regula-
tions, the construction of a new
hotel and a systematic effort to get
the insurance rates reduced. This
is a program that will keep a live
organization busy for a year or more
and every one of these things would
benefit the whole village. These
changes can be brought about only
by organized effort and unselfsh
service on the part of it's officials.
That these things deserve the sup
port of all business men of the town
is evident. The question now before
these men is will you be present at
the annual meeting and try to per-
feet an organization that will give
you the desired results? In putting
this question to you there is no in
tention of rejecting on those who
have been at the helm the past year.
They have done the best they could
but they have not been consistently
supported by the rank and file of
the business men. Unless this sup
port is forthcoming tomorrow eve
ming the Commercial Club may not
weather another years difficulties.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-09

organizing labor in this town. Is
a possible increase in wages the
only result of organization or does
a local organization make itself liza
BILE to a vote by outside organiza-
lions to contribute a part of it's
earnings to the support of strikers
in towns and cities having no con-
nection with the St. Johnsbury la
Dor or industries. We want local la
Dor Justly paid but should hate to
see it taxed to support demands that
it has no voice in making.
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Commissioners, Notice.

ESTATE OF WILLIAM ]. GILFILLAN.
The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Caledonia, commissioners, to re-
ceive, examine, and adjust the claims and de-
mands of all persons against the estate OF
William ]. Gilhllan, late of Barnet, in said
District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
in offset thereto, hereby give notice that we
home of James L. Allen, in the town OF
Barnet, in said District, on the 23rd day
of April and 3rd day of September next, fl ON
1 O'Clock until O'Clock p. m, on each of
said days and that six months from the 14th
day of March, A. D., 1913, is the time linn
tied by said Court for said creditors to pre-
sent their claims to us for examination
and allowance.
Dated at Barnet, this 2eth day of March.
A. d. 1913.
CHARLES A. CHOATE,
H. b. SOMERS,
Commissioners.