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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23
Buy advertised goods. Always
the best. They have reputation
behind them. You get good
value for your money.

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Mrs. Lois F. Perry of Sioux Falls
spent last week with Mrs. Rebecca
Shea.
Be sure to hear Miss Jennie Hughes
at the NJ. E. church Tuesday evening
December 2Sth. Admission free.
G. M. Wick drove over from the west
side of the county Tuesday. He says
sleighing is not very good between
here and Volga.
G. II. Atkinson, the cement cOntrac
tor, spent Sunday with his family and
will return to Brookings again today
to spend the holiday season at home.
Miss Jennie Hughes, a missionary
recently returned from China, was one
of the most eloquent speakers at the
International Jubilee held in New
York. Hear her Tuesday, December %
J.. NJ. Stewart, who recently moved
here from Delhi, Mimi, says he likes
Brookings better every day and the
family are also much pleased with
their surroundings. This is what the
Register likes to hear. A better town
to live in is hard to find.
Mrs. John DeBoer now has on sale
at her home, corner 8th street and 18th
avenue, a display of her decorated
china, among which you may be able
to find something suitable for that
Christmas gift. Will be pleased to
have you call and look it over.
Bookings is indeed fortunate to Sc
cure Miss Jennie Hughes for Tuesday,
December 28th. She was SO in demand
in New York that she was rushed, by
auto, from one church to another that
she might speak in as many places as
possible, in the time allotted to her.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Zimmerman and two
daughters departed for LIE Mars, Iowa,
last Saturday for a visit with their rel
atives over the Christmas holidays.
They will then proceed to Winnie,
Texas, where they will spend the re-
mainder of the winter with their son.
j. w. Warren has taken the contract
for manufacturing the two new ma
chimes recently patented by Frank
Sherwin and on Sunday night departed
for the Twin Cities to purchase pat
terms and supplies for the winters
run. If he does not succeed in finding
what he needs in Minneapolis or st.
Paul he will go on to Milwaukee and
Chicago. In all probability he will be
gone several weeks.
Brookings county is practically as
sured of a Red Cross visiting nurse as
all but about 500 of the 10000 Red
Cross seals to secure her services for
a month had been sold yesterday noon.
The sale of seals is in the hands of
members of the ladies' clubs of the
city and a station has been established
III IHc ioUuy VI thC oioohih6o PoSe
Office. 1t is possible the number of
stamps sold in the entire county will
run over the coveted 10000 mark as
they are being sold at other places
also. For every 10000 seals sold the
nurse is privileged to remain a month.
Quite a number have called at the
Register Office the past week to have
the paper sent to absent friends or
relatives for e Christmas present
What could be more appropriate?
Saves writing. Good as a letter each
week the year around. There is yet
time. Get 1t started for the e
year. $3.50 pays to January !. 1917.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-12-23
PAGE SEVEN

III. w. Snelson was in Iroquois last
Thursday visiting old neighbors and
attending to business matters.
Mrs. r. R. Fisk left yesterday after
noon for Plainview, Mimi, to spend
the holidays at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Grove.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
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M5T5 UNDER DROPPING bOARD
SCRATCHING FLOOR
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Floor Plan.

are covered with building paper ana
matched ceiling boards without neao-
ing. The ceiling boards are driven
close to prevent wide cracks: .
After the house Is finished IL ~
thoroughly painted outside and 1nslo1;
The paint is carefully rubbed lnto %
cracks and crevices and rough places
in the woodwork. Successful poultry
raisers understand the necessity 1or
special care in this particular.
The idea Of placing the WINDOWS
high up is to let the sunshine lnto
the back part Of the house during
the early spring weeks when sunsnlne
is SO greatly appreciated by all Klnus
Of live stock, especially poultry. Tnese
windows are hinged at the top. 1nele
n 4 cord attached to the bottom OF
each window sash which runs over
q pulley attached to the cehne' w
the window may be pulled open 'o'
summer ventilation, .,y.
Ventilation Is supplied regularly
and continuously in winter by cover
inc the lower front openings with tnin
cotton OF muslin instead OF glass Inls
4 il the most natural and satisfactory
wav - letting fresh air into the poui.
IN house in winter. and 1t works wen
In summer. I, J. !, 80, and
The air enters'under the low toy -. -
follows the slant Of the r0sol Dach - -
the roosting quarters. the Douy ia. -
Il Ia fowls is sum TO keep Y
circulation % that the cir ~ 2 poui'l 81
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two and half cupfuls of sugar in the
Juice of three oranges and one lemon.
Add the grated rind OF three oranges
and one lemon, mix and freeze.
Lemon DumpIInes.-Chop the rind
Of one lemon fine, add it to the juice.
mix two cupfuls of bread crumbs
with cupful of suet, add one egg and
enough milk to make paste, sweeten
to taste, divide into five portions and
place in separate cloths. Boil three
quarters of an hour and serve with
butter and honey.
Individual Cream chicken.-Take a
tablespoonful of minced chicken, sea-
son with a pinch of minced parsley
and squeeze of lemon. Season with
salt and pepper and moisten with O
spoonful OF cream. Put into rame-
kin, cover and steam in hot water,
Serve on a hot plate with crisp but
tered toast and small pats of sweet
butter rolled in parsley.
Gooseberry Dessert.-Cook slowly a
quart Of gooseberries with cupful OF
brown sugar in a stone dish in the
oven. Arrange slices of sponge cake In
a dish, pour over the cooked berries a
custard made Of cupful Of milk. an
egg. a pinch of salt and tablespoon.
full Of sugar. When cold cover with
sweetened whipped cream. sprinkle
with chopped plstachio nuts and serve
well chilled.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
BIG ED|F|CE RUINED
Great Cathedral at scissors
Wrecked by German Shells.
Teuton Missiles Leave It q Venerable
Broken Twelfth Century Monu-
ment Of Desoiation - Town
10 Practically Deserted.
nv c. lNMAN BARNARD.

Paris.-I made flying visit to Sois-
sons cathedral--or, rather, what Is
now left Of this superb twelfth cen
fury edifice. l found the venerable
Able Landais, vicar Of the parish,
standing broken-hearted amid the
heaps of ruins, now and then seek
ing with trembling hands for frag-
ment of the ancient stained-glass win
dow given by Blanche de Castillo, but
how lying shattered in piles OF broken
masonry, wreckage and dust.
In the roofless nave near three ogi-
val doors, once the pride of Roman
esque architecture, Able Landais
greeted me with these words:
This is a terrible misfortune. Not
| single pane of the beautiful stained
| glass of the rosace windows nor OF
the side windows remains. 1t was
only last Tuesday that an exquisite
rosace, with its IL rayons forming
part of a tympanum of large stained
| glass. a structure of four divisions,
was unharmed; but on Tuesday morn
ing German projectile smashed to
atoms this last relic Of the stained
glass.
1.-THE masterpieces of stained glass
art were the crimson and blue por'
traits of Saint Louis and of Jeanne
dare in kneeling postures. These
were demolished this week."
AS one approaches Scissors posted
notices announce Road repaired
Proceed only at walking pace
Make no dust" This reminds the Wis
itors that the Germans are intrenched
700 yards away, on the right bank
of the River Aisne, and they keep W
a constant fire on SCISSORS, on the
cathedral and on the ruins OF the an
cient abbey Of Saint Jean des Vignes
where Thomas Beckett lived for nine
years. The town of Scissors is de-
serted, except for dozen inhabitants
who prefer to live in the cellars-all
that is left Of their houses.
The cathedral is a mere skeleton
of massive arched buttresses which
support nothing except shell-pierced
walls. AS one stands in what was
once the nave the clear, open sky is
seen, aud occasionally q stray shell
adds to the heaps Of ruins. The ia
! nous antique portal on the south side
no longer exists. The south tower and
| the spire stand as a sort of rugged
fragmentary monument Of desolation
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

is reduced to pleasure, and the e1-
pense is less than when all sorts OF
makeshift sheds are used for the
housing. Good, well-built buildings
are labor savers to as great an ex-
tent as the much-advertised labor-saV-
ing machinery. IL this sense ponl-
try house so thoroughly we'll built
that it may be kept clean with half
the work is labor-saying device just
as much as q so-called labor-saving
machine.
The expression, labor-saving farm
buildings, means that labor-saving ap-
pliances have reached new possibili-
ties of application because of greater
knowledge of construction and equip
ment. Such buildings include poultry
houses.
A style of poultry house that Is
liked in many sections of the middle
West is shown in the accompanying
perspective and floor-plan illustra-
lions. 1t is "a by IS feet in size, built
with a good concrete foundation which
extends q foot or so above the level
of the ground. Above the foundation
wall the poultry house is built in the
usual way by using by 1 studdlng
covered with building paper and clap
boards. On the inside the studd1ng
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
GIVE ALL To- FRANCE
Rich and Poor Turn Over Hoard
ed Treasure.
Peddler and Seamstress Lead Great
Line Of Patriots Bringing Gold to
Maintain Nations Credit
and Defense.

Pafis.-Since the Bank of France
opened special counters in Paris to
receive the peoples boarded gold a
few days ago the yellow coins have
continued to flow in an uninterrupted
stream. Depositors exchanged gold
for bank notes in the first four days
in Paris to the extent of 100000. No
reports from the provinces have been
made out.
Capitalists went to the bank in au-
tomobiles, taking little bags of gold
to strengthen the credit of France and
help in the national defense. In the
early morning hours working men and
small employers hurried in on the way
to their labor to hand in their jeal-
ously preserved savings.
First to respond to the call for
more gold were a street lemonade
seller who brought two napoleons
wrapped in a big rag, and a little
seamstress, who proudly gave her soil.
tary coin.
All who take gold to the bank get
in return a receipt slip as a souvenir,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
WOULD "UNIONIZE THE MONK
Court Fines Organ Grinder for Over
time and Cruelty to His Trained
Simian.

Palo Alto, Cal.-At the instigation
of Mrs. Isabelle G. Merriman, humane
officer, John samppni, Italian organ
grinder, was arrested for alleged cruel.
tysto atrained monkey. ~4~+'' *>
Mrs. Merriman claimed that the
monkey was jerked violently about in
the hot sun and compelled to work IA
hours day.
Evidence presented showed that
Samponi had obtained a license from
the city authorities and treated his
monkey kindly, but the Italian was
unable to prove that he did not make
"Jocko" work from seven O'Clock in
the morning until eight at night, with
an intermission Of only two hours for
rest.
Justice Charles imposed SO fine
upon the organ grinder for not having
unionized the monkeys hours of labor.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
BURIAL IS STOPPED BY LAW
Woman Gets Injunction to Prevent In
terment Of Her Uncle In CheI-
sea (Mass.) Cemetery.

Boston, Mass.-Injunction proceed
ings to prevent the burial of her
uncle, Arthur G. Morse, at the naval
cemetery in Chelsea, Mass, because it
will cause her grief, humiliation and
an irreparable loss If his interment
takes place there. have been begun
in the equity session Of the superior
civil court OF Suffolk county by Helen
v. Pearson OF Philadelphia.
She asks possession of the body "for
proper burial in a proper ground" Her
action is aimed against George Lee OF
Boston and George Doherty Of Somer-
Vile as defendants.
Lee, she says, engaged Doherty, an
undertaken, to bury her uncle's body
without consulting her. The grave
has been prepared at the naval GENE
terry.
Judge Mclaughlin ordered counsel
to complete pleadings for hearing.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30

right blending is obtained.
Southern Hash.-Put six potatoes,
two onions, three green peppers and
two large tomatoes all through meat
chopper. Melt four tablespoonful Of
butter in a frying pan, add the vege.
tables, with a cupful Of soup stock and
cook until the vegetables are done,
keep covered and stir occasionally to
prevent sticking. Add two cupfuls of
chopped meat, (cold roast beef is
best, season well with salt dash of
kitchen bouquet and serve hot with
toast points.
Baked Fish.-Place a slice OF onion
and lemon inside we'll cleaned fish,
ready for baking. Brush we'll with
butter and bake in a moderate oven,
basting occasionally with butter and
water. Meanwhile cook one cupful of
sliced tomato with cupful of boiling
water. a slice OF onion, carrot celery
and sprig Of parsley, a bay leaf, a
half dozen cloves, salt and pepper. for
twenty minutes. Make sauce. using
three tablespoonfuls each of butter
and -four, add the strained tomato, a
fourth of teaspoonful of kitchen bou-
quet, and the same amount Of soda.
Place the fish on hot platter, garnish
with lemon quarters, dipped in minced
parsley, add a half cupful of thin
cream to the sauce and strain around
the fish.
Raaout Of veal.-The cheaper cuts
may be used for this dish. Stew the
meat until very tender with onion, par
sley, q fourth of cupful of vinegar
and bay leaf. Remove from the bone
while warm. When cool, cut in pieces
for serving, roll each in seasoned -four
and brown in hot fat. For the sauce.
use fourth of a cupful each of -four
and butter, third Of cupful Of veal
stock, a half teaspoonful Of Worcester
shire sauce. a tablespoonful of lemon
Juice and three OF horseradish.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
SINGS TO HER DEAD BABY
Child Had Drowned In Four Inches Of
Water While Mother Was in
Another Room.

New York.-Mrs. Bernard Morris
of 2376 Eighth avenue left her son
Philip, f1fteeif months old, and her
daughter Helen, two years old, lying
in four inches of water in the bath.
tub while she went into another room
In few moments she heard the
little girl scream. Rushing into the
bathroom, she found the baby floating
face downward in the water Thinking
the baby had only turned over, the
mother dried him carefully and put
him in his cradle.
For several minutes she sang and
rocked the baby, and then, seing he
was quiet, she put her hand on the
child's face. 1t was cold. Doctor Ros.
enbluth of the Harlem hospital, who
was summoned, said the child was
drowned.
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should be done. Prepare about q dozen
and half small baking powder bis
cult. Turn the chicken on large
platter and surround with the hot bis
cult. 49,.
Martinique Potatoes-Scoop out the
inside of four hot, baked potatoes and
force through potato ricer Add one
and a half teaspoonfuls Of butter, the
yolk of an egg, three tablespoonfuls
Of cream, q half teaspoonful of salt,
dash of pepper and nutmeg. Keep
hot and beat three minutes, then add
q we'll beaten white of egg. Shape be-
tween two tablespoonful and place on
buttered sheet to brown delicately.
French Lemon JeIIy.-Rub the peel
of three lemons upon half pound OF
loaf sugar and dissolve the sugar In
two cupfuls of water Boil until re-
duced, add the strained juice OF the
lemons, two cupfuls Of water and the
juice OF an orange. Pour 1t upon two
we'll beaten eggs and whip we'll. Then
add two teaspoonfuls of gelatin, dis
solved In little boiling water to SOFT
en-. Pour into a wet mold after being
we'll blended and serve with whipped
cream sweetened and favored with
lemon and orange. .....
Fish Savory.-Cut two small onions
in slices and fry lightly in two table,
spoonfuls Of butter. Add half pound
of cold, cooked fish, cut In small
| pieces, sprinkle with a tablespoonful
of flour and fry light brown. Dredge
with one teaspoonful Of curry powder.
Fry little longer and add another
tablespoonful of -four Moisten with
four tablespoonful Of cream, and half
a cupful of stock, season with salt,
mixed spices and cook for half an
hour, then add two tablespoonfuls OF
lemon Juice. ....t
Dish up and garnish with parsley
and toast points.
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mouse built like this and filled to IN.
limit with poultry. is always in good
condition. ~
Inc droppings board is not fastened
IN place. 1t rests on cleats and flts
close against the ends and back of the
Guiding so that no draft can come
up from underneath. Fresh air must
come up along the roof slat directly
from the ventilated openings in the
front OF the house. As the air loads
up with Impurities it becomes heavier
and settles to the floor, and gradually
mas Its way out through the lower
part OF the front openings. The circu.
iatlon OF air may be modified by the
1orce OF strong winds at times, but the
practical working of this sort OF ven.
ulatlon is the nearest right of anything
mat has ever been applied to the
ventilation of poultry houses.
The droppings board has two legs
In front to keep the board level and
even. The roosts are supported on
standards set on top of the droppings
board, and the nests are fastened un.
derneath the droppings board. This
arrangement leaves the floor OF the
house free for litter.
All of the house furniture is con.
structed for easy removal to be car
ried outdoors for cleaning-a very
necessary operation in connection
with a poultry house.
The feeder hoppers for holding grit,
charcoal and ground oyster shell are
hung against the sides of the building.
These hoppers have hinged covers
that drop down at an angle Of about
IS degrees to prevent chickens from
roosting on the tops of the hoppers.
Water fountains are hung from the
ceiling by means Of wires. The foun-
tains have cone-shaped tops to ward
OF roosting fowls, SO that the only
perches left in the front part OF the
house are the edges of dust-bath
boxes, which are suspended like the
fountains to keep them off the floor.
Dust boxes may be partially protected
by using a great many hanging wires
hitched to center ring.
When a feeder trough is used to
feed mashes 1t may be constructed
to keep the fowls OF the center par
tition by inserting round rods Y inch
in diameter and or 10 inches long, SO
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
POODLE FED ON 81 STEAKS
Mrs. John Jacob Astor'a Pet Dog Con.
+ sumes Big Juicy Pieces
Of Meat.

New Haven, Conn.-Waiters at a
local hotel told Of the visit of Mrs.
John Jacob Aston, formerly Miss
Madeleine Force, on an automobile
trip into New England. With Mrs.
Aston was her pet poodle Mizzie, and
inasmuch as she was Unable to re-
tain the dog at the hotel where she
stopped, she sent Mizzie to another
hostelry in care of the chauffeur.
The walters were not surprised
when the chauffeur ordered a 81
steak, but when he announced that it
was to be cut up for Mizzie the serv.
ing man stood aghast. He complied
with the order. nevertheless. Mizzie
consumed the steak with, the usual
canine celebrity and the waiter pock.
eted good tip. .s:,-
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Take a half box Of gelatin, one cup
full Of water, two and a half cupfuls Of
fruit juice and three eggs. Soak the
gelatin in cold water until dissolved;
heat the fruit Juice. which may be
strawberry. raspberry or any other
fruit, pour over the gelatin, sweeten
to taste, stir all together and strain
and cool. Beat the whites Of the eggs
sti6, beat into the jelly until 1t is
foamy, pour into a mold that has been
wet and serve with whipped cream
Prepare In time for the gelatin to
thicken before using. The day before
using is better.
MuskmeIon Frappe.-Remove the
tops from small muskmelons to form
q cover. Take out all the seeds and
membrane and place in sieve to
drain out all the juice Scoop out As
much of the soft pulp as can be easily
removed and cut it in small pieces
To the juice add quart of sweetened
whipped cream; turn this into q
freezer and freeze. Serve in the melon
shells. a layer of frappe and layer
Of the melon pulp.
Jellied AppIes.-Wash, pare, quarter
and core six tart apples. Take two
cupfuls Of sugar and the same amount
of water. boil until thick strip Is
formed. Drop the apples into this
boiling strip and cook until clear and
tender, taking care to keep their
shape. When tender, skim out, place
on a platter to cool and measure and
strain the strip; there should be a
half pint. Take a package Of lemon
jello, dissolve in two-thirds Of cup
full of hot water, add to the hot strip,
pour over the apples and into mold.
Serve on a platter, garnished with
whipped cream
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saying for their country's sake they
have parted with their treasure.

saying for their countrys sake they
have parted with their treasure.
In addition to equivalent value in
paper money the Bank of France can
issue legally three bank bills Of $40
for every $40 in gold. When Finance
Minister Ribot asked the governor Of
the Bank of France to open special
gold-receiving offices In Paris and its
provincial branches M. Pallain already
had taken steps to this end.
Inquiries in many competent quar-.
tiers have led to the estimate that gold
money held privately in France
amounts to $7oo,006,6oo, or nearly
$s0,00O,0O0 less than the total gold re-
serve now at the Bank of France.
Few Of the depositors say: Il wish
to exchange gold" or, Il wish to pay
in gold" All make the simple re.
mark: Il bring gold"
Rich and poor alike are conscious
they are taking gold, not to the bank.
but for France.
1t would be mistake for the public
" AA4eSAAC tAol ~ 10 uldhlu6 d 6dCA II
fee in exchanging gold for notes, since
the gold is unemployed and therefore
Improbable. The bank is naturally
anxious to keep as large a reserve as
possible so as to maintain fully the
credit of its paper issues and at the
same time enable the government to
pay for supplies from abroad in gold.
Another reason why the government
wishes the nations gold to be held in
the strong hands of the bank is to pre-
vent it from being withdrawn pri.
vately under false pretenses to find its
way to the enemy by trickery. Ger
many and Austria are in desperate
straits financially, and are ready to
adopt the most deceitful practices to
get gold.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
Potato Trees.

Great ignorance prevailed in parts
of the United States about the potato
even in recent years. In railroad
coach sat two men on a journey to the
Pacific coast. The train passed through
a potato section, and one OF these
men remarked to his companion:
What fine field OF potatoes?"
Said the other: "Oh, no, you can't
stuff me with that. Potatoes grow
on trees just the same as pears and
other such fruit When return am
going to the state university OF Ala
bama to see them growing. and to
see the sort Of tree 1t is" The fei-
low replied: well, all l know is.
when travelling here last time some.
one said, What fine field OF pota'
toes. Perhaps you are right, Bill;
they must grow on trees; some coun'
try pumpkins tried to fool me-"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1915-07-30
WATCH, GONE YEARS, FOUND
Lost In 1911, Found In 1915 In Feed
Yard With Case Only Slightly
Denied.

klamath Falls. Ore.-During tho
summer Of 1911 Clarence Motchen.
bacher Of this city. then a recent
graduate from the high school here,
lost his seventeen-jewel gold hunting
case Illinois watch and fob while work.
ing in the hay field in the Ezell stock
farm, south Of this city.
The watch and fob we're found tho
other day in the feed yard on the Ezell
farm by one Of the workmen, Notch
enbacher's name vas on the fob.
When found tie case was slightly
denied and three jewels broken.