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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30
and Personal

A. ]. Katz, president of the Colum
bia Clothing Company, is here from
st. Paul consulting with Manage,
Quail.
John Kendrick Bangs, the wei
known humorist, lectured at the opera
house last night, telling in an interest
ing way of some of the famous mer
and women he had met. He is an en-
tertaining story-teller and the evenins
was a pleasant one for his audience.
Miss Nellie Bennett, who was called
to Chicago ten days ago by the illness
OF her brother-in-law, Edmund Young
returned home last evening. Mr.
Young passed away on Saturday and
the funeral was held Tuesday morning
The death was a sad one, as Mr.
Young was but twenty-four years old
and had been married less than a year
Miss Mildred Davis t~elephoned this
Office last evening requesting us to say
that she is still in the Register auto
contest and all rumors to the contrary
are without the slightest foundation.
There will probably be similar rumors
about other candidates before the con.
test closes and it will be just as well
not to believe them until the candidate
herself tells you.
1t Is hard to beat these old-timers
when it comes to arguing about the
weather. You remark to them that
this has been a fine winter so far and
they will answer, "Yas, this has been
fairly good, but you ought to have seen
the winter Of 'S2. 1t was so warm we
went barefooted all winter" 1t may
have been the winter of 10, or 'S3 or
80, anyway its back far enough so
you don't remember, and while you are
morally certain that the old fellows
are prevaricating you have no evidence
to dispute them.
The board Of supervisors and county
auditor of Lyon county. Iowa, Of which
Rock Rapids is the county seat, ar
rived last evening from the east and
spent a couple of hours looking over
the new court house, and will return
home this morning. Lyon county is
preparing to build a new court house
to cost $125,000 and they are out get
ting Information as to how the best
county buildings are constructed. They
were informed by contractors and
others who know that the Brookings
county court house and the court
house at Darlington, Wis. were the
two anest In the northwest. and they
50 down TO Darlington next week to
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

look that one over. They were i'm.
mensely pleased with B%rookings coun-
tvs building, stating that it was the
finest structure of it's size they had
ever seen, and were of the opinion
that Darlington would have to go
some to show them something better.
They were also much pleased with
the new city hall and Commercial Club
rooms. The following were in the
party: Supervisors NJ. Hampke, w. F.
Oehmke, T. E. Moen, E. K%linkenburg,
p. Kelly, and County Auditor Z. j.
Riggle.
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REPORT
Continued from first pago.)

Civil War Stories have been out from
10 TO Is times each. A set Of Ameri
can fights and fighters have been
quite popular.
Books Of nature, outdoor life and
animals are poular. Two stories O
animal life, The Watchers of the
Trails and The Hunters of the Silences
have been out, the first IS and the sec.
ond 10 times. Adventures in Pondland
Bear Stories, The Jungle Books and
Uncle Remus are all read a great
deal.
Fairy stories and stories of brownies
are greatly liked by the youngest read.
ers. Among other children's books
that have been read a great deal are,
For the Honor of the School, Cudja's
Care, Elsie Dinsmore, The Kenty
Books, The Motor Cycle Chums, Treas
ure Island, Five Little Peppers, Little
Men and Little Women, Poor and
Proud, and Barrie's Peter and Wendy.
The boys book Of Inventions and Jack
Of all Trades, have been read a great
deal and even Harper's Electricity
Book for Boys, which appears to be
very solid reading has been out about
seven times. On the whole, in making
out this report I have been happily sur
prised at the style of reading the chill
dren have been doing. I must say,
that the boys, in particular, have
shown better taste than the majority
the older readers. There are a few
books for children which have not gone
but two or three times, a very few
not at all. These are Poems Every
Child Should Know, Songs Every
Child Should Know, Boys Book of
Rhymes, Lullaby Land, by Eugene
Field. This indicates their love for
poetry has not been developed. A set
books called Peeps at Many Lands
has been used very little. These are
descriptive and as a rule chill
dren read books Of action. But I
think when we get more in touch with
the schools, teachers will find these
books valuable when taking I'D the
study of those countries.
We need more books for the young
est readers, for children from 6 to 10.
books they a read themselves, and
still more books for the children past
'en. The boys seem very interested
llong scientific lines and we need more
II such books. Boys need and love
Of adventure and stirring bio
,raphies Of great men. One new one
which has just come will be very popu-
ar, that Is, Famous Scouts. Books for
he children are the most important of
ILL., surely it Is through children
he best work Is to be done
or the uplifting of any community,
for he is the citizen Of tomorrow, the
hinker Of tomorrow's thoughts" And
o the library should beckon to the
;hild and help to mold his plastic
mind by the aid Of all that is best in
'ook and story. And when it has
one that, when the library has given
he child the habit Of reading, it has
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

to use and handle them. The students
in the carpenter shop are turning Out
many fine pieces of furniture, fancy
lamps, models Of the various kinds OIL
building frames, etc, those in the
forge shop ale making tools Of all
kinds chains, ornamental iron work
etc.; these in the machine shop are
building turning lathes for use in wood
turning and are overhauling and re.
pairing several small engines.
Among the subjects taken up in the
third year, depending upon the par.
ticular line being followed, may be
mentioned the following: machine de-
sign, mechanism. electricity and mag
netism, hydraulics, electrical machin.
cry, masonry and foundations, water
supply, irrigation, etc.
The last year the men are constantly
using and studying the machines and
appliances ( real engineering practice
and in this way become familiar with
their accurate use and proper opera
ton. Some OF the subjects considered
are gas and oil engines, gas producers.
steam boilers, stresses in framed struc-
lures, contracts and specifications.
alternating currents, electric light and
power distribution, sewerage, roads
and pavements, dam and reservoir de-
sign, etc.
A brief reference to the records of
the students who have graduated from
this department in the past will speak
~eloquently Of the great and useful
field open to capable men trained
along these lines and the opportuni-
ties were W. greater or more prom
ising than they are right now. Con-
slider the great problems of irrigation
and Of drainage; those of railway
transportation with the application of
electricity as the motive power; Of the
great development of water transporta.
ton on our rivers when the Panama
canal is opened; Of the problems pre-
sented by electric light and power in
and of those involved in the
use of cement in our great modern
Add to these the posi-
bilities which lie hidden in the gyro-
scope and the aeroplane.
Right at hand there is a great field
opened by the development of the gas
producer and the gas engine. By the
Utilization in gas producers of the vast
ignite coal deposits which are to the
forth and west of us, which is even
low being successfully done, we will
an almost unlimited source of
heap power and this too not very far
rom the great iron r deposits of
northern Minnesota. Who can tell
What the engineer may yet do for all
his part of the country? These are
'ut a few Of the great engineering
problems whose solution is of much
Importance to this whole region but
hese furnish sufficient incentive to
lppeal to any ambitious man.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

competition they had already severel!
felt, and they believed that cheap pack
age postage would complete the ruiz
of their business.
1t was to meet the objections Of the
small merchants that the zone system
Of postage was adopted. This obvious
ly gives an advantage to the local mer
chant over the distant mail order
houses. Already, however, the mai
order people talk Of establishing great
branches in various sections of the
country in order to wipe out a part
of this advantage accruing to the local
merchant. Merchandise would be
shipped to such branches by freight,
and then distributed by mail at the
lower zone rates thus made available.
In these circumstances the wall of
despair is again ascending from the
country stores. But if the small mer-
chants look the situation squarely in
the face, they will see that the parcel
post Is as good a weapon for them as
for their competitors. They cannot
hope to stay the march OF progress, no
more than could the innkeepers of
old prevent the steam locomotive from
changing the means Of travel. The
public demanded the parcel post, and
would not be denied. The problem for
the country store Is to adapt itself to
the new conditions and to pluck vic
tory from seeming defeat.
Is it not possible for the country
store to compete effectively with the
mail order houses? Assuredly. The
mail order houses buy their goods
from the manufacturers and
jobbers. The country stores can do the
same. They IA act as the local agents
for the manufacturers and jobbers.
They a sell by sample and catalogue
have goods they sell mailed direct
% the customer, bearing their own
They can add a legitimate re-
profit to the manufacturers
,rice. And in this business they would
rave a decided advantage over their
ivals. despite the disparity in size and
for they are on the ground.
ME consumer likes to deal with a mer-
liant face to face, a man who Is re
ponsible and knows his wants. Staple
rticles the country merchant can get
y freight as now, and in their dis
to his patrons by mail he
7ill have a decided advantage be-
OF the lower zone rate.
The village store, in short, instead
Z fighting against progress, should
Ike advantage of the new system and
lake the most Of the new opportuni-
1t offords. The country merchant
up-to-date action, can make himself
1T as never before. Experience will
oint the way soon. Just now no one
an predict the new economic trend
Journal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockr olders of
the Brookings County Fair Associa-
ton will be held at the city hall as
sembly room in Brookings on the third
Saturday in February, being the 18th
day of February, 1913, for the purpose
of electing a board of directors and
the transacting of such other business
as may properly come before said
meeting.
Dated at Brookings this 21st day of
January, 1913.
r. F. Kerr, Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

We cannot understand why that
worthy old gent, William Rockefeller,
has such q sore throat that he is un-
able to confess the inner vices Of the
Standard Oh Company, when the Rock
efelIer kerosene IL the best old wo-
mans prescription for sore throat ever
discovered. II just goes to show that
there = still something In the oil bust
ness that these BOOKSELLERS haven't
got out.-Yankton Herald.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30
ENGINEERING AT THE SOUTH DA.
kOTA STATE COLLEGE
(Prof. Robertson Cook

The wonderful development of thi,
country has been made possible by tn,
work that the engineer has done IL
devising and constructing machiner.
and labor saving devices. In no pro
fession has American ingenuity ex
pended itself SO usefully. This de
velopment has made life today very
different from what 1t was even a very
few years ago and the future holds
still more wonderful things in store
for this nation.
Today our western prairies would be
almost useless were it not for the
great systems of transportation which
the engineer has provided and Is main.
tanning. These great prairies could
not be economically cultivated without
the labor saving machinery Of today
The comforts and conveniences of life
such as improved methods of heating,
lighting, building and sanitation which
are now available. both in the city and
on the farm, are the results of engin-
eering skill. There Is no broader field
of usefulness than that which Is open
to the engineer.
Realizing the need of men trained
along CHS line, our federal government
many years ago provided for the es-
adjustment and regular support of
engineering departments In connection
with land grant colleges.
The South Dakota State College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts for a
number Of years has offered complete
courses In Mechanical, Electrical and
Civil Engineering in addition to several
short courses and special work for the
students in other departments Of the
college.
The equipment and facilities for
carrying on this work are excellent
and q visit to the Engineering Build
ing when college is in session will con-
anyone or the practical nature
Of the work being done.
The first two years Of these four
courses are devoted largely to
shop work, problems in surveying and
In the establishment OF the theory and
principles underlying the whole sub
ject. The work in the third and fourth
years p concerned more directly with
the actual problems Of practical en-.
cheering.
This department has well equipped
carpenter. forge and machine shops
and in them the student, from his own
ezperience. sets : practical wording
knoyiedgs of the properties Of wood
and metals and Of the ways in which
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

A bill has been introduced in the
legislature to abolish the state emf.
grafton bureau, but it has met with
little encouragement and is likely %
die Q natural death. The emigration
bureau a do, and We believe is doing
much good for the state and it is
about the only state department Great
ed in the last few years that the peo-
pie generally have not objected to.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

Recent senatorial elections in the
different states give the democrats
~forty-eight seats in the upper body,
just one-half OF the total number OF
senator's. With Vice-president Mar
shall In the chair this will give the
democrats control of that body, and
with the lower house in their hands,
they will have little excuse for not do.
ing things after March 4th.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

The presidential election in France
got so warm that the president-elect
and the ex-premier threaten to fight
a duel. It Is a good thing that the
duel went out Of style in this country,
or our available supply Of statesmen
might be materially reduced.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

The senatorial campaign at Pierre
was such a strenuous one that the leg
islators felt the need of a short recess
to r~ecuperate. 1t Is hoped that from
now on something in the way Of bene-
ficial legislation may be forthcoming
from the state capital.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

A movement Is on foot in Hungary
to seat Count S%zcehenyi, husband Of
Gladys Vanderbilt, on the throne Of
that country. OF course, the plot will
need considerable financial backing
and this Is where the Vanderbilt fam
lily will come in handy.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

A bill Is now before the legislature to
provide funds for an executive man.
sion for the governor. Nearly every
other state has such an edifce and
there Is no reason why South Dakota
should not be similarly provided.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

Senator Knute Nelson was last week
reelected by the Minnesota legislature
and every member of both houses vot-
ed for him. Senator-elect Norris re-
oeived the same kind Of an endorse
ment from the Nebraska legislature.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

The congressional committee exam.
lining into the alleged money trust
have come to the conclusion that there
is such a trust. With that fact estab-
lished 1t seems to be up to congress to
do something about 1t.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30
BRANCHES IN ALL The PRINCIPAL CITIES

DR.. Friedman, the German scientist
who discovered a cure for consump-
ton, wants a million dollars for the
secret. 1t is worth every cent of 1t
and we hope he gets the money.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

The South Dakotans in California
held a state picnic on January 18th,
and they do say that they had to take
their wraps with them. Here in South
Dakota we have been holding picnics
all winter.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

The legislature will submit the
equal suffrage amendment to a vote of
the people at the next general election,
and a pretty warm campaign on the
part of the s~uffragettes may be ex-
pected.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

Next Sunday Is the day that the
grounding is supposed to appear, but
II the little animal is as wise as he is
supposed to be It Is doubtful whether
he has yet gone into winter quarters.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

Loose Leaf System-For mercantile
and all other Use 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, 1913-01-30
c. D. KENDALL
South
Dakota
gs The Jessa4 Store

DrooN"ee ~ Dakota
There is a ReIall Store in nearly every town
and city in the United States, Canada and
Great Britain. There is a different Rexall
each especially designed for the particular i'll
for which 1t is recommended.
Ths Rsxall Stores are Americas Greatest
Drug Stores
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-01-30

The Register Popular Want Ads
are result getters. Try them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
FODDER FOR FANS

ming 50 doggone many games. has been in
Nashville recently. looking over players
for his Akron club. Seieel is to be head
farmer for Schwartz this season.
Two eN-Southern leaguers. Knoll and
Pope. viii play on the Evansville team
this year Knoll is the manager
The Reds have been offered a training
camp at Havana for use next spring
The Reds are praCticing on this play:
With men on first and second the runner
ON first leads way off and draws a throw
from the pitcher. The man on second
then lights out for third The thing
worked well enough against Mobile But
II might not 80 IN the National
Mike Finn lost a bet to Joe Tinker on
the question Of whether the players in
the Southern were older or younEer. on
an average, than those Of the big leagues
Finn said the Southern aguers avera ged
Younger and afterwards admitted that
they didn't
Charley Sturr, Of the Cincinnati team.
has Won the long, short and middle dis
lance snoring Championships, and can
put a 56-pound snore further than any
living athlete
Eppa Rixey is still hold-out on the
a petition has oeen started by Chicago
fans. asking Charley Murphy to nay
Archer what he demands-S7 500 a year
George Phatr holds that after nghtng
mosqultoes IN Tampa for month lie
Cubs can look a flock or Giants in the
lace and burst into careless lawfter
Tubby Spencer is reported on the cart
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
Marty 0'Toole, $22,5OO Beauty,
No Lemon Cold Facts Prove He
Has Made Good With Pirates

pitcher was responsible In the
first list O'Toole stood twenty sew
cnth. having won Il and lost Il
games. In the second he ranked
eleventh, ahead Of Camnitz, Alex
ander, Cheney, Adams Suggs
Richie, Lavender, Moore, Reulbach
Brennan, Perdue and Harmon; but
in Heydler's list he is responsible
for but SO runs, an average Of
PIP per game. He was hit 237
times. walked 159 batters and
famed 1850 made two wild pitches
and hit two batters
over anxiety to make good. be-
cause of the press agenting and
high price he brought, bone head
ed base running by Pittsburg lack
of timely hitting and the fact that
every club saved its stars 10 pieh
against him-these things militat-
ed against O'Toole,
What He Was Up Against.
To Illustrate: on July he op-
posed Lavender and for eleven in
nings not run scored Pittsburg
made six hits, the cubs five In
the twelfth inning Schultz hit a
fly over Dulin's head. The ball
rolled through a gate, opened for
the first time since Forbes field
was built. and Schultz scored
June II O'Toole opposed Mar
guard and lost, 5-4, In eleven in
nings Pittsburg outhit New York
two to one O'Toole contributing
two doubles and a single The pa
pers declared bone headed base
running defeated O'Toole."
July ~ Vanguard again beat
him. "a New York made four
hits. Pittsburg ten The winning
run was questionable and the game
was protested without avail
Records show O'Toole pitched
splendidly He should have won so
per cent Of his games. His sup
port was often lurid. there was
little hitting behind him and he
contantly faced the pitching class
OF the league
Clarke was criticised for using
O'Toole against stars like Math-
ewson, Marquard. Cheney and
Lavender. but Martyrs work sat
isfed the manager that. with a lit
tie hitting and the thought Of that
500 500 check dimmed by time,
Pittsburg will have one of the
games greatest pitchers in O'Toole
this sea son.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21
ATHLETICS STILL AFTER
COLLINS: TRY0UT TO-DAY

NASHVILLE, TENN. March Ell
Despite Wilson Collins refusal to sign
a contract rendered him by both Clark
Griffith and Connie Mack, the willy
leader of the Athletics has not aban
doned all hope of getting the Commo-
dore star on his club for a try-out this
spring.
This was evidenced by a conference
held here yesterday between Collins
and Catcher Ira Thomas. acting under
instructions from Mack The Athletics
receiver will make a trip out to Van
derbilt to-day and work with Wilson
to see what sort of STUFF he has. If
he shows major league Caliber it is
highly probable that a contract will b.
offered the feet Commodore
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-21

The athletes at Boys High are planning
IN hold a boxing and wrestling tourna-
ment this spring There are "A number OF
good wrestlers and clever boxers in the
school \ great deal Of enthusiasm IS
being shown in these lines of sport