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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
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From the Pioneer:
A party OF Lyon county people driv-
ing a Ford auto had an accident about
four miles northwest Of Hendricks
Sunday while on their way home from
Toronto where they had been in at
tendance at a wedding. In fact, 1t
might be said to have been two acci-
dents as we understand the car tipped
over twice, with only a short interval
between the mishaps. The car was
damaged to some extent and was re-
paired by Ernest Scharfe while DR..
Jensen repaired" the passengers, who
had received various minor injuries.
They resumed their way Monday and
W. presume they got home safely al
though with two tip-overs on a practi-
cally level road II might be hard to fig
ure out what would happen going up
and down hill.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Ia, - u ~A.rwise.
It's the personal friend of every ~
wou.n .nd oh,,d a. The co,rr,,lnity.
II furnishes the first reading lesSoh
for the fodder who has just lee
the alphabet. In its columns arr re-
corded the child's progress throusn
scbool his denartura for co,leoe and
the record he made while there, MS
marriage and his business career III
the distant city. 1t tells of the tIage-
dies and comedies in the lives Of those
who are neighbors and acquaintanc es.
1t gives the gossip of the hour and the
news of the day, and discusses sub
jects that are of interest to all who
can scan its pages. Its editor Is a
sort of father ~confessor to everybody.
The home town newspaper is az es-
sential to a town as the retail mer-
chant. The extent of the prosperity
of the town depends upon how we'll
the merchant and editor pull together.
Once in a while the remark is heard
that the life of the small town weekly
or the life of the small town merchant
Is threatened by interests now cen.
tralizing in the large cities, but this
Is not true. The community is safe,
the local merchant is safe and the
editor is safe so long as we are alive
and alert to our neighborhood inter
and do the things that should be
done to promote community welfare.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

When our electric light plant turns
on the %"juice" White will be one OF
the most beautiful little cities in this
part of the state. The streets will be
better lighted than most cities several
times Its size and most all Of the
homes and practically all Of the bust
ness houses are being wired. The
plant Is being pushed rapidly and
Superintendent Fred s. Miner thinks
they will have 1t completed by January
18th.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
THE COUNTRY TOWN WEEKLY

Concerning the small town weekly
newspaper, a ~well-known metropolitan
publication recently said:
No daily newspaper, however well
edited. can take the place of the small
town weekly, if the publisher knows
his business. The latter has a hold
on the hearts and lives of the people
that can not be loosened by any out
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
PARCEL POST EXTENSION

A radical extension of the parcel
post system to include packages
weighing up to fifty pounds and sweep
ing cuts In the rates as far as the
seventh zone, will go into effect Janu.
airy /, 1914, according to a bulletin re-
ceived by Postmaster Oyloe.
Commencing March 16, 1914, books
also will be accepted as parcel post
matter, subject to regular rates, ex-
cept for those books that weigh only
eight ounces or less.
The changes have been under con
sideration by Postmaster General l.
s.. Burleson for months. TIE raising
Of the weight limit from eaersz 10
twenty pounds within ihe frat TWO
zones-which include the dIEtTet with
in a radius Of IN miles from TIE Eo5-i
OF shipnent-laEt Euuze- was xks1
TO forecast other and more important
engagements Of the parcel post scope.
Antagonist TO the new weight
limits and new rates on the ground
that the postmaster general had no
authority TO decide such questions of
general policy without the consent Of
congress disappeared early this fall.
II is expected the changes now an
nounced will go through without con-
gressional opposition.
After January /, packages weighing
as much as fifty pounds will be trans
ported by parcel post within the first
and second zones. Parcels weighing
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Fred Hartley left for California Sat
urday. Mrs. Hartley will go to Pierre
In q few days for a visit with a sister
and later will join Mr.. Hartley in Cali
fornia If the climate agrees with him
there. Fred has a host Of friends who
will regret that II became necessary
for him to leave White but wish him
well wherever he goes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
Each

The dimensions of parcels still will
have to come within the extreme cir
conference of seventy-two inches, it is
stated.
The problem of weighing the heav-
Ter parcels that will be handled under
the e limits is a serious one. Enlarg-
ment of the force handling parcel post
business probably will be increased
at many points. Extension of the plan
of parcel post depots, to remove handl-
ing of this business from the regular
postofices, is contemplated.
Heretofore, in spite of general agi-
tstion for acceptance of books as
fourth class shipments, the depart
ment has refused to transport books
81 parcel post rates. The rate fixed
O. books, to go into effect on March
u. is ! cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof, up to eight ounces.
Books weighing more than eight
ounces will be transported at regular
Zon rates.
A warning to postmasters to refrain
from violating laws by soliciting liquor
orders for shipment into dry" terri
tory has been issued by Daniel C.
Roper, first assistant postmaster gen.
eral Distilleries are offering cash
prizes to those postmasters who turn
in the greatest total of money orders
in their favor. Postmasters must not
solicit nor permit their aids to solicit
orders for liquor to be shipped into
sections, it is ordered.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Il. j.. Ronning. who has been In the
employ of the Cash Meat Market until
recently. went to the cities this week
and bought fixtures and tools for a sec.
ond shop. which, II Is rumored, will be
located across the street from the
Pioneer Office. This building has sery-
ed more as an ornament than anything
else until a couple of years ago when
Dorm & Moe began to use the north
half as a storage room for machinery
and last summer A. C. Edwards moved
his law and real estate into the south
part The north half will be converted
into a sausage factory now 1t seems,
making the third new business institu-
ton started In town this year. II there
is anything In the old saying that COM
petition is the life of trade the town
ought to be a humdinger pretty 10
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Thos. Kidman. county commissioner
returned today from a visit. He at
tended the live stock exposition In
Chicago and then went to Iowa where
he visited relatives at his former home.
He was at his fathers old homestead
which he had not see for twenty-five
years. He reports a splendid trip.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
WHITE

From the Leader:
The Rev. and Mrs. Mast and Mr..
Squirting, wife and daughter Of Brook
ings. made a very pleasant call at the
Presbyterian Manse Tuesday after
noon.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
ELkToN

From the Record;
Rev. Bunge has been called to come
to Elktcn quite often of late. One OF
the good ladies. on meeting him this
week said: Are you here from the
last time yet. or are you here again al
readyf" The reverend gentleman was
much pleased with her welcome.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Loose Leaf sys,em-For mercantile
and all 9TH uses. Stock forms made
to order. There's a big advantage in
buying loose leaf goods at home.
Register Publishing Co.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Register want ads are result getters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Il. Palmer of
Minneapolis. arrived Wednesday last,
and have rented the Martin Quinlan
residence and are settling 10 house.
keeping therein. Mr.. Palmer is the
proprietor OF the moving picture show
which he 10 Installing In the opera
house. He will run his show here
three nights In the week. and visit
nearby towns part Of each week. He
has one Of the high class electrical
equipments and will give our people
the best Movies on the boards today.
He viii run his show q Ia city style--
acchange Of program each evening. We
sive Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer cordial vel.
come to our city.
Last Sunday wa ! busy day for
shsehan Council 1855. X. Of O. The
council attended morning mass In !
body. and n The afternoon ana the
fors part q The evening the msmbsrs
wsrs Ausy with initiating ! largs class
q new recFuits. AZ ESQ p. a.. sems
- - - ~ hapauet n the epere
1870 ~ fsaA1sA q enc e ~ ansst
':n1llD - yAsss NOR plaeed q tables
e. tkn olty. tt lltegasy ieest "a
n&xo 49, A@sa~-
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
TWO WAYS OF GROWING PROS
Porous.

There are two ways for a business
man to become more prosperous.
The first is by active competition
among his neighbors. If he is live
one he realizes to the full the law
of life, that he must hustle, or young
and brighter men will get ahead of
him. He must get out after trade,
or he will get out of trade.
But an additional prosperity can
be acquired, outside of whatever can
be realized as the result of success
full competition with your neighbors,
by united efforts to make the home
town grow. The advance of a whole
community brings an accretion to
every one who owns real estate or a
business, or who has an income de-
pendent on the prosperity of his
neighbors.
This increment brings a new pros
perity without much effort. AS your
house-lot grows in value the more
houses are built around it, so your
business grows more valuable as
more people read your advertising or
pass your door.
No man is doing his duty by his
own business unless he sets apart a
certain modicum of effort to be de-
voted to measures to make his home
town grow.
Any town can be made to grow
by systematic and common-sense eff
forts to attract new residents and
industries. Communities are like
stores, it takes advertising to attract
interest and attention.
Often it is not advertising spread
broadcast that lands new business
II every community does all it car
to help its own young men who have
new enterprises to start, it lays the
foundations for concerns that viii
become prosperous and bring peopl,
TO the town.
A dozen active business men wht
have faith in the future of their owl
town, who will give some time eacl
week to working out plans and tax
ing advantage of opportunities tha
would otherwise pass unnoticed, cal
work wonders.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
THE NEW BROOM.

The woman who cleaned up Ham
mond is running for alderwoman in
Chicago polyglot twentieth ward
She promises to introduce cleanliness
and honest weighing into the ghetto
market.
There you have, in concrete exam
pie, the answer to why women are
in politics. 1t is to clean house more
effectively
Men talk a good deal about clean
ing things up. But when you get
right down to the facts in a given
case it usually appears that it is a
woman somewhere who does the real
work.
Is there not human justice in her
getting some of the credit as we'll?
What if she can't carry a rifle? She
can carry scale tester and a trained
eye for tainted food. She knows dirt
and untidiness when she sees them.
She can make it warm for the dealer
who serves impure milk. She has
long way to go in the direction in
which man has travelled to compete
with him as an hankerer after graft.
Here she is, in politics, in spite of
whether you think she ought to be
or not. You can't put her out, for
no man can stop a determined
woman.
Hence we confess that we'd like
to see Virginia Brooks Washburne
elected. The men folks that Chicago
has been electing to the city council
haven't made such bowling success
of cleaning up the ghetto market
that there isn't pretty fair chance
for a woman to do better-and not
over-exert herself, at that.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
FRA ELBERTUs.

The reputation of an idealist once
acquired is a fine asset. 1t is as
potent in its way as a bad name
when acquired by dog. In the case
of the dog the judgment is hanging;
in the case of the putative idealist
the result is an exceptional degree
of immunity. Yet it has been
shrewdly observed that if you disturb
any social rubbish heap, idealists will
crawl out like earthworms. We take
our idealists too seriously. An ideal
ist after all is only man who pro-
fesses high aims. The other day the
most popular idealist in all the coun-
try was indicted for sending obscene
matter through the mails, and he
pleaded guilty to one charge to es-
cape prosecution on five others which
will be kept hanging fire to ensure
good behavior This idealist is none
other than Elbert Hubbard, who has
made idealism pay. This man who
styles himself Fra Elbertus, like
Thompson's little round, fat, oily
man of Cod" is given to glistening
with ungodly dew, but he has a great
army of worshipers who regard him
as the leaders of religious cults are
regarded by their devotees. The case
of Hubbard proves that a man can
be at once an idealist and a Borbor-
ite also, that enthusiasm for the
higher things of life may co-exist
with facility in gratuitous obscen-
ity. Hubbard has been much given
of late to a gross humor, such as
one finds in the pages of the London
Pink-Un. The lubricity of the lu-
panar has been tainting the pages of
the Philistine. Hubbard writes like
man in whom double entendre has
become an irremedial infirmity. Cop
roplitic witticisms drop, from him as
easily as slime from the man who
has just emerged from a cesspool.
He bemerds his readers and himself
with gusto that betrays proneness
to rank and unsavory thought. 1t is
no wonder that he was indicted; but
what a shock to his worshipers!
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
AROUND THE SODA FOUNTAIN.

1t has been remarked that if the
Mississippi river were to dry up, and
all the soda water consumed in the
United States turned into its bed,
the stream would carry on its sac
charine bosom large ocean-going
ships.
Anyway the soda fountain is dis
tinctively American institution. 1t
has advanced both in splendor and
substantial value during recent
years. Formerly soda fountains
were simple little cabinets. A few
flavors were provided. usually va
nilla, strawberry, chocolate, lemon
and orange. The village girls knew
them by heart, backward and for
ward. Those of epicurean habits
varied the list by combinations, sup
posed to appeal to educated tastes.
Now millions are spent in marble,
glitter and statuary in the more
costly resorts, which dazzle the eye
and contribute to the sense of lux
ury.
The old-time product of the pc
rennial fountain was a fizzy and
windy mixture of honeyed sweetness,
that temporarily seemed to assuage
thirst, but left a cloying taste be-
hind. The modern fountain runs
into more substantial foods. Enor-
nous quantities of eggs, milk, but
termilk and cream are dispensed.
These not merely provoke a tempo
rary sense of GOODNESS, but supply
real nourishment and help one much
better to stand the strain of heat
and humidity.
The tremendous vogue of the soda
fountain is an evidence of the growth
of temperance sentiment. 1t is far
less marked in Europe, where use of
intoxicating liquors is more general.
In this country there are a host of
people, without desire to criticise
temperate persons who think differ
emily, who have a sincere preference
for the water wagon. 1t takes no
bromo-seltzers to clean up the effects
of strawberry ices, and no dull brown
feeling follows the refreshing glass
of egg and milk.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.

We say, many of us, that we ad-
mire an outstanding person, one with
the courage of his convictions. What
We mostly mean, isn't it, is a person
with the courage of convictions?
For instance, how many suffrag-
cites will send bouquets to Erwin
McCoon of Towando, Pa, who re-
Gently put this advertisement in the
local paper?
''WANTED-The woman who has
been doing my washing has gone
back on me. l must have wife at
once. Would take a white woman.
between % and 50 years of age; a
maiden, who has not even given her
self to any so-called Christian socie-
ties, or will forever renounce same
and give herself up entirely to love,
respect and obey me, while l love,
cherish and protect her; my judg-
ment always to be final and com
plete."
Yet ought we not to think well of
candid soul who, being old-fash-
toned and 'sot" in his notions, pro-
ceeds frankly to live up to them?
II Erwin were a lord or duke in
stead of only homespun Pennsyl-
vania farmer, the chances are he'd
have a raft of applications, the wash
ing Notwithstanding.
AS it is we wonder.
Yet who was it called woman the
riddle of the ages?
Maybe this plain way of wooing
will prove effective.
We've a lot of faith in truthful
advertising.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
Wilson's Election Saved Him.

Because the United States has a
democratic administration and be-
cause Judge George E. Erb of Lewis
ton, Idaho, likes to keep his word,
Frisco Teddy" was released from
Jail at Spokane. The famous Cali
fornla hobo was picked up and taken
before Judge Erb on a charge of va
grancy. The judge and Frisco
Teddy had met before under SINH
lar circumstances. Said the Judge:
Il thought you and l would never
meet again" Returned the hobo:
We'll, your honor, you told me the
last time that if was run in when
there was a democratic administra-
ton it would be all right. Now here
| am" Judge Erb, who is chairman
of the democratic county central
committee, promptly dismissed the
case.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
OLD-TDIE ECONOMY.

Miss Betty Rogers of Austin,
Texas, has started a campaign of
old-time thrift. She is going to teach
girls how to scrimp and save in the
kitchen and throughout the house
hold"
This may be viewed with secret
approval by Mr.. Newlywed. But has
either he or his wife the moral cour-
age for any of the old arts by which
family resources used to be con-
served?
Who today, for instance, would be
willing to use lamplighters in order
to save matches? Yet many prosper
Gus business men of today can recall
perfectly this means of economy, as
an element in their early home life.
In many substantial homes of twen-
ty-five years ago Mother would care
fully extinguish all of the oil lamps
that were not actually being used
for work or reading. Today one is
ashamed to turn out electricity or
gas, for fear of being thought "sav-
ing"
Many little makes a nickel
was good sound gospel yesterday,
but today it is gone by. But the
people who have the money to do
large. things are usually those who
at some time or other have devoted
thought to the wise use of the nick
els and the dimes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28

Think of having such a man as
Pippitt of Rhode Island in the United
States senate! He owns millions of
dollars of cotton mill stock. He can
not speak for the people; he cannot
represent anybody but himself.
What right has he to vote on the
tariff? He will vote for few more
millions for himself; he will not con-
slider the people. When will the
United States senate be completely
cleaned out? There's hope; much
progress has been made in the past
six years, but tENre is much yet to
be done.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
House Probing Eight-Hour Factory
Law for Women.

Washington, July 25.-The house
labor committee began hearings to-
day on the bill to limit the employ
ment of women in mills and factories
to eight hours a day and 4S hours
weekly. Congressman Taylor of
Colorado, author of the measure,
spoke in its support.
The bill forbids railroads accept
ing interstate shipment of goods
made in violation of the provisions
of the bill, and provides a penalty
OF $4,000 fine or one years i'm
prisonment for violations. 1t also
requires factories to file semi-annual
affidavits with the department of la
Dor showing that they have not vio-
lated the law.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28
Japs Defeat Law BY Incorporating.

Japs Defeat Law BY Incorporating.
Sacramento, Cal, July 25.-Hop-
ing to defeat the intent of the Webb
anti-alien law by forming incorpora-
tions and later transferring stock,
Japanese land companies are being
incorporated at the rate of twenty
per day.
The Japanese are forming fifty
year companies, believing that their
lands will be secure as long as they
live. The California law, however,
allows corporations to reincorporate
at the time they expire.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28

Of all dumb animals none is so
useful to a man as the horse and
none is so horribly abused by him.
Hundreds of thousands of horses in
our land are not only regularly un-
derfed and overworked, but they are
also continuously and needlessly
beaten by their brutal drivers. The
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has done much for the
horse, but it has not done a tenth
part of what needs to be done for
the protection of the poor, patient
and hard-working animal How
many horses do we see go with
parched tongue hanging from their
mouth as though they were ready to
drop from exhaustion? A harsh
word or fresh cut of a whip forces
them to continued exhaustion. A
summer mission for the horse would
not be amiss in this land of ours
where all kinds of summer missions
are created to help suffering human
ity. The horse cannot make an out
cry, remember, when abused, there
fore have pity on it.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28

There are but few editors in our
state who have not made a vigorous
and continuous fight against the city
mail order house. This has been
done in the interest of the home
merchant, and without money and
without price. If the editors of the
land had received regular advertis-
ing rates for all they have said
against these enemies of the country
merchant they could now be wearing
diamonds. Now the department
store man appreciates advertising
space and is willing to take all the
average country has for sale, and at
a good price. What other class of
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-28

Chicago is all ripped up over a
high life divorce proceeding in which
it has been proved thaC both hus-
band and wife are habitual drunk
ards. And they belong to society
folks" too. There should re little
cause for hesitation on the rart Of
the court in such case The point
is that such persons ought never to
have been permitted to marry, but
it is rather late for that considera-
ton, however good it may be.