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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08
EASTER IN FLORIDA

Delray, Fla, April /, 1915,
To the Brookings Register:
Only a few more days until Easter;
that great festival of the southland.
Ever since that old Spaniard discover
ed the peninsula on Easter Sunday
long ago, naming it Florida Gland of
fiowers) interest in this religious festi-
val has increased yearly and now go
where we will we see preparations for
celebrating the anniversary of the
Risen Lord.
Little groups of the kindergarten
children are seen going with their
teachers to rehearse their little pieces
and songs for Easter Sunday program.
All the shop windows are bright with
Easter cards, Easter lilies, v%iolets,
baskets of colored eggs fluffy little
chickens and wide eyed rabbits while
above them are shown the gay Easter
bonnet and the dainty spring suits,
Easter appeals to the northern tourist
also but in a different way.
To us it means the beginning of
spring, the time when we may soon
return to u own homes where there
are good roads, grassy lawns, shady
trees and cold water. We think of the
words of the wise preacher, who taught
the people knowledge, who sought out
and set in order many proverbs, say
ing, "Lo, the winter is passed, the
flowers appear on the earth, the time
of the singing of birds Is come and
the voice of the turtle is heard in the
land"
We have passed a very pleasant
quiet winter down here, going out of
town but little. The people have been
very kind and neighborly but we enjoy
ourselves better in our own home.
We took in the county fair in Palm
Beach In March. Palm Beach, the
county seat Is IS miles north of Del
ray. We made the trip in the steam
boat, "The La Rochelle" a neat boat
carrying sixty-two passengers. The
boat left the dock at Delray at 8
o'clock a. M, returning in the even
ing. 1t was a delightful ride. Every
thing was so beautiful. The banks of
the canal most of the way are bright
with flowers, large sheets of white
elderberry blossoms, bright red hybis-
Gus, with pink oleanders. Thrifty look
ing truck farms are seer on either
side and ome Of the farm buildings
% very homelike. We pass four
towns and many swell residences on
h way. Particularly the home of
Joe" Croker of New York, who mar
ried the Indian woman, and for that
reason they call his fine mansion "the
wigwam."
Then there is the home of Henry
Diston, the saw manufacturer of Phila-
delphia. One morning a very large
steamboat 1.-THE Everglades" was
waiting to pass the Delray d~rawbridge
as we were leaving for the fair. The
family of j. Ogden Armour were on
board-on a pleasure trip down to Key
West and perhaps to Havana. The
passengers on our boat were all on the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08

sistance from outside sources. The
church was erected in 1911 just as the
time crop conditions became bad and
are now in danger of having a judg-
ment secured against it for material
used in it's construction. Members of
tic church and others who have
promised different amounts have been
unable to meet their obligation on &C.
count of these circumstances.
Along with four other militia com
panies of South Dakota, separate Com
pany B, South Dakota National Guard,
of Huron, is being mustered out. The
company was comparatively young
and had not gained much strength.
The other companies to go u of ex-
istence are Sioux Falls, Brookings,
Faulkton and one in the Black Hills.
The reason given is lack of funds, the
state appropriation having been cut
down and the federal appropriation
being less than usual.
While Mrs. G.. f. Lundquist of
Stransburg, was doing her washing,
her little son Ray, took advantage of
her absence from the laundry for a
few minutes and pulled the plug from
the washing machine. The scalding
hot water poured over the child's
body to such an extent that death re,
suited shortly after he had been taken
to a hospital at Watedtown.
Veblen has secured a bountiful sup
ply of the finest kind of soft artesian
water, a new well having recently
been completed which struck a splen-
did flow at a depth of 1000 feet.
The Mclaughlin Commercial Club is
making active preparations for boost
ing the opening of the new homestead
lands in the Standing Rock reserva-
ton the middle of May by having mo-
ton pictures and slides made of the
country which will be used in theatres
and public meetings all over the Unit
ed States.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08
The CrOw'S-NeS

Who will dare say that automobiles
will not soon become a standard ar
ticle of and be bought and
sold like other commodities? An
agent for a popular make of such ma
chimes in this city had an agreeable
surprise a few days ago when a man
unceremoniously stepped into his gar
age and announced that he wanted
an auto, ordered it the same as if he
were buying a pound of coffee, asked
the price and pulled out his check
book and paid for it on the spot. He
did not even ask to be shown how to
run it, got into his car and started off
with it as unconcerned as if he had
been trundling a w~heelbarrow. 1t is
said that a large part of the cost of
any new product that is put upon the
market is due to advertising expenses.
Bicycles that used to cost 800 or more
can now be bought for less than a
third of that amount and sewing ma
chimes can be purchased for %one-fourth
of what they cost when first introduc-
ed. Typewriters, automobiles and Ger.
tain other necessities may soon be-
come standard articles of trade and
their prices reduced accordingly so
that a larger proportion of our people
will be able to afford them.
According to law pickerel can be
speared at any time and taken with
out limit. They are running in the
creeks and sloughs this week and
many people are taking advantage of
the fact and are gathering in gooG
sized catches so as to reduce in a
slight degree the high cost of living.
1t is to be hoped that the zeal for out
doing others will not lead ambitious
ones to spear more fish than are
sary to supply their immediate needs
and thus endanger the sport of ang-
ling for them during the summer sea-
son. IlCheTel are dDOuC the only uSn
in Lake Campbell that there is any
sport in catching with a hook and line
until bass and sunfsh get large enough
to take the hook. Have a care you
ambitious ones and do not spear more
than you need just in order to brag
about your catch.
Much is said about the ostentatious
display of spring hats and other finery
on Easter Sunday but it is safe to say
that that criticism Is not applicable
to Brookings audiences. 1t being a
go-to-church Sunday our churches re-
port an unusually large attendance
both morning and evening and no par
ticular display of finery was noticeable
The principal interest centered about
the reception Of members and the OBJ
servance of decision day in the Sab
bath schools. Our people seemed to
pay little attention to pompous parades
and the vanities that are subject to
comment in the papers.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08
State News

AS the result Of an attempt at sui
eide Hugh Thrasher, aged 80, town
marshal of Humboldt, is in a critical
condition. He was found lying beside
a railroad track in an unconscious con
dition. Near him was a 38-caliber re-
volver, with which the attempt at self
destruction was made. For some
time he had been in poor health and
it is believed that worry over his con-
dition caused him to become temper
arily unbalanced mentally.
With a larger attendance and a re-
cord of three times the number of
former sales, the third annual Black
Hills auto show closed after a highly
successful week. The show made by
the Deadwood business club, despite
bad weather, drew large crowds to
the auditorium, particularly the last
three nights. Like it's predecessors,
the show cleared a nice balance. 1t
was under the management of N. ].
Thompson. 1t Is understood that
there is a movement on foot among
dealers to change-the date of the big
shows in New York, Chicago, Omaha
and Sioux City next fall, in which
event the local show would also be
changed and stand a chance of much
more favorable weather.
Ice every night In March was the
record in western South Dakota. The
prairies are covered with a hard cover
ing of snow too deep for stock to
break through, causing a shortage Of
feed and making the situation in the
Missouri valley and the western part
Of the state a serious one for stock
raisers. who are hoping for a general
thaw to give them relief. The hay
stacks are generally put up to carry
to the middle Of March. with a practi-
cal certainty that the prairies will be
clear Of now early In the month. but
this year the hay piles have been
cleaned out, and cattle In many herds
are beginning to go short on fodder.
One Of the heaviest cattle handlers In
that part Of the state say that the
thaw must come within . week TO save
iosgss a many herds.
= snlarged homestead act, which
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08

You have been considering for some
time the advisability Of taking I bust
ness o. shorthand course. but don't
seem 70 be able to decide. Let No
Mankato Commercial Collexe. Man-
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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1915-04-08
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
gratitude to our many friends of Bush.
nell and Brookings for their kindness
and help during the illness and death
of our husband and father. Also for
the beautiful flower offerings.
Mrs. B. R. Billings,
And Family.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
PREPARED SOIL FOR ALFALFA
incubation or Previous Crop Of Sweet
Glover Are Essentials Required
for Success With Plant.

Alfalfa will not grow ia soil in
which It has never been grown or in
which its near relative, sweet clover,
has not grown. or unless the soil has
been inoculated. This is for the reason
that the little germs or bacteria which
produce the knots or nodules on the
roots of the alfalfa must be present
in the soil before the crop will thrive.
These nodules are important in the
development and thriftiness OF the
crop, and it is through them that
nitrogen is added to the soil The in
oculation of the soil with these germs
may be done by spreading little soil
from an old alfalfa or sweet clover
field at the time the alfalfa seed is
planted, or by inoculating. the seed
with commercial culture Of the or
ganism before it is sown.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
FEEDING TROUGH FOR FOWLS
Arrangement Described to Save Feed
and Protect II From Drop
plngs and Other Filth.

The majority OF poultry diseases
are picked up with The food or taken
from the drinking pans. II is diff
cult to keep food clean and dry dur
ing bad weather where 1t is thrown
on the ground or even in litter. Bat
this exposure is nearly overcome by
using troughs with Slated sides and
detachable roofs. The trough can be
from six to ten feet long, with the
sides five inches high; the lath Stats
are two inches apart and the troughs
sixteen inches from the floor to roof.
The roof should project two inches on
the sides to protect food from the
weather. The roof is easily removed
by lifting one end and sliding 1t end
wise on the opposite gable end on
which 1t rests. The trough can then
be filed and the roof drawn back in
place without lifting it. This arrange.
ment saves feed as well as keeps Il
clean from droppings and other filth.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
The ThIrd Generation.

John Barrymore tells this story
about his little nephew, Sammy Colt.
the son of his famous sister, Ethel.
This story illustrates how the desire
of the theatrical artist for exclusive
business" is probably transmitted from
one generation to another.
Il was present one night last week
when my sister was putting her young
sters to bed" says Uncle John. she
has reared them like old.fashioned
children. and taught them to sa their
prayers at night. This night Sammy
hesitated, and there was a worried
look on his face. He had got no
further than Now lay me- when he
stopped.
"'Say, muvver,' he complained, I
don't fink I'll say that prayer. heard
another fellow say it today. and If we
aren't careful 1t win get all over
town the first thing we know"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
TRANSATLANTIC GRAPE VINES
Operation VIII Be Successful II Work
Is Done ProperIy--Good Time ia
Early in the Spring.

Grape vines can usually be trans.
planted successfully, no matter what
age, If the work is done properly.
With vines as old as is years, il
would be necessary to cut back the
top severely and leave as much of a
root system as possible. 1t may be
somewhat difficult to take up a vine
of that age as the roots have quite a
spread. A large hole should be dug
SO that the roots win be at least six
inches below the surface soil and
they should be we'll spread out. Fine
top soil should be well worked
around the roots and firmed down
with the foot.
Transplanting may be done either
in the fall or early spring before the
sap begins to flow.
II it is not desired to move the older
vines they can be propagated either
by cuttings or by layering. and large
number of new plants secured at small
expense.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
NOTES OF SHEEPFOLD
Ewes With Lambs Should Have
the Best of Care.
Sheep Are Gentle Animals and Are
Easily Injured When They Come
In Contact With Horses and
Mules-Must Be Protected.

The ewes that are to lamb should
have special care. They should be
separated from the flock and given an
extra grain ration. Oats. bran and
crushed corn maRs a good feed for
the eve. She will grow strong and
the lacteal organs viii be healthy,
The ewes should not be turned out
in very muddy weather, for II the
ground is soft they are liable to mire
down and be unable to extricate
themselves. At least they are liable
to get their wool bedraggled with
muddy water, so 1T is best to keep
them in dry lot. When turned out to
water they should be guarded care
fully If allowed to run to branch or
pond for drink. They may slip into
the water or get down in the muddy
water.
The successful sheep raiser keeps
the ewes out of the way of horses,
mules, etc. Ewes are gentle animals;
they are easily injured when they
come in contact with strong, rough
horses and mules. The owner should
endeavor to keep the flock healthy and
in prime condition. then when lamb
ing arrives he will have a flock of
strong lambs. Ewes that are neg
lected will not give good results at
Landing time.
One advantage of keeping sheep on
the farm is that sheep manure is one
of the most valuable of fertilizers. 1t
stands to reason that the more bed
ding that can be worked into the
manure, the larger the supply of avail
able fertilizer will become.
Give the sheep plenty of exercise,
but keep them In when it storms. A
wet fleece is sure cause of sickness.
Sheep feel neglect more than other
animals, and respond more quickly to
careful attention.
Once week is not enough to salt
the sheep. Have it where they can
get what they want every day.
AS soon as the ewes have all been
served get the ram out He will only
be nuisance from that time on.
Sort out the dry ewes now and sell
them. They will not pay for winter.
Ing at present prices of feed.
If you are planning for early lambs
fix up a good warm place for the
mother sheep. Don't let them out in
the cold when the critical time comes
Sheep and young stock should never
be yarded together. The young stock
will be pretty sure to chase the sheep
and that means trouble every time.
Never drive sheep body-deep into
the snow. If you do make up your
mind loss will follow. II simply takes
the tuck out OF sheep to wade deep
in snow.
Hay scattered about ON the ground
for sheep is largely hay thrown away
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15

lost in hunting up mislaid tools, col
lecting materials and the like. To
remedy this l have portable repeir
shop in which all kinds of tools, nails,
bolts, nuts, washers. wire, and innum-
cradle other things are kept, writes
Frank Ebersole of Lecompton, Kan,
in Farmers Mail and Breeze. It also
includes work bench. The wheels
are from an old cultivator and any
blacksmith can cut down an old buggy
axle to suit the width desired. Fasten
the frame to the axle with U-bolts.
Make the work bench any length de.
sired and have the handles and legs at
the end. The tool box has a roof over
it, both sides being hinged,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
PREPARE SOIL FOR ALFALFA
important That Preparation Of Ground
Be Uniformly Good-Young Plant
Of Tender Nature.

The tender nature OF the young al
falfa plant makes well-prepared seed
bed necessary. The root of the young
plant strikes down Immediately, and
it will be seriously injured IL 1t strikes
a layer of dry, loose soil at the bot
tom of an old furrow, or IL the ground
has many hard, unbroken clods in It.
A very good plan is to let the ground
settle for few weeks before seeding.
It is also important that the prepare
ton OF the ground be uniformly good,
as the poorly prepared spots are like
ly to fall. and these bare places will
form centers from which weeds will
spread and perhaps injure the entire
field.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
-zyDJEsMERAL
5EARM'5N0'TES

The intelligent farmer is the one
who succeeds.
All soils are not adapted to the
growing of all crops.
Book farming is excellent, but actual
experience is the real thing.
Let every farmer be his own ex-
pertinent station to certain extent.
1t Is just as necessary to use brains
in farming as in mercantile life.
Never leave home without a heavy
blanket, and cover your horse even il
you only stop very short time.
A six-tined fork is good to take up
ensilage with. Don't dig too deep
Take the top off in fakes and leave
the rest undisturbed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
s-lZJJJE4' -. - w

Those which play upon the British
Isles from across the Atlantic are pre-
vailing southwesterly winds. Farther
north, and duplicated in the southern
hemisphere, are polar winds, desig-
mated in the northern hemisphere,
where. owing to the vast land areas,
they are of greater Importance, the
prevailing northeasterly winds. Their
raison detre is similar to that of
the trades. The presence of land, ow-
ing to its greater heating power, inter.
feres with the formation and direc-
ton of the winds, notably in the case
of the monsoons of South Asia, where
seasonal variations follow the appar,
ent path of the sun, alternately over
land and over water. Land and sea
breezes alternate by day and night
along a coast because of the unequal
heat acquired by the air over water
and over sea. The direction of local
winds is much affected by the dispo-
sition and height of the land, though
over huge expanses of water they
have clear path.
1t would take too long to consider
here the operation and locale of par
ticular winds; but something should
be said of the wonderful system of
their working. Here is a beneficent
transference Of warm air from the
heated tropical regions, where its con-
tinued presence would make life I'M
endurable, to the temperate regions,
where its mildness is wanted to tenn
per- the cold. To the temperate re-
gions, where are the big habitable
areas of land, come the winds most
suitable for mankind, enabling him to
work in comfort; while to the tropical
regions blow the cooling trade winds.
aiding navigation westward during
the ages before the advent of steam
and electric power.
The system of the winds is inter
woven with the history of mankind
his migrations, his commerce, his in
dustrles. his physical and mental ac-
tivities. Britons owe more of their
adaptability and endurance than they
imagine to the alienation, the clock
wise changes of the wind, from the
soft southern breezes, the moisture
laden west winds, to the bracing north
eastern and east winds which have
acquired icy coldness in passing over
the plains and steppes of northeast
and east Europe.
A great service performed by wind
is the evaporation of moisture and
subsequent transference of 1t in the
form of rain clouds. The distribution
of moisture is as important as the dis
tribution of temperature already noted.
Yet it would be impossible, If wind
failed to perform its allotted Office of
carrying the clouds from over the
oceans to the continents.
In conclusion, reference must be
made to a most important Office full
filled by the winds-that of natures
scavenger.
1t sweeps through the dirty streets
and passageways Of our cities and
carries away choking dust from the
roadways in summer, and decaying,
dank leaves In autumn.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15
Not a can-nlbal.

Little Dorothy. whose father owned
a canning factory, went to Sunday
school, for the first time, but soon
came running home screaming at the
top OF her voice.
why. Dorothy" said the father.
what is the matter?"
ooh, daddy" she cried. Don't let
them do 1t, win your"
do what. my child?"
Don't let them can mel" she
sobbed.
Can your What do you meanfo
why, the teacher said for evsry-
body to sing, Can little child like
me-. and, then l ran away fore they
did It'll"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-01-15

ventive genius. so that it is not sur
prising that that nation claims to be
the originator Of the submarine mine
proper. During the American war OF
independence contact mine of gun
powder was invented. Submerged be-
meath the waves 1t exploded on being
touched by passing vessel.
Fulton. the inventor-or. rather
perhaps one should say. one of the in
ventors-of the steamboat, had plan
for a mine, o. a submarine boat.
which he submitted both to France
und Great Britain but the time was