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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-12-14
OFFICIAL WORK
CITY COUNCIL
Miller. S. d., Dec. 4.1916.

Miller. >. d., Dec. 4,l9lo.
Council met in regular session.
Mayor Christ in the chair. Council
men present on roll call, Halloween,
McCarI. S%honbrun, Leyson and CHI
roeder.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Motion made and carried that war
rant for 5000. 90 be drawn on Library
fund to treasurer of library board.
Motion made and carried that the
following resolution be adopted:
Resolved: That the Electric Light
Committee be the purchasing COM
mittee for the light plant, and that no
bills be allowed or paid unless auth
orized by the committee or Endorsed
by the city auditor.
Motion made and carried that the
following resolution be adopted:
Resolved: That the electric light
committee be instructed to employ a
competant accountant to check up
the electric light accounts and mdse
and all other bills of light plant for
the past year.
On motion the following. bills were
allowed: Roll call on motion, yeas:
Halloween, McCarl, Shonbrun, Leyson,
and Schroeder. Nays, lone.
Henry Moore, work on streets s $40
John Cummings. policeman. 800
w. A. Mcdowell, policeman. 800
Z. H. Wilson, constructing
curb 1900
Bert Haight, street work..... 5.o0
J. II. Moeris, work .......... .65O
J. r. GOudie, work .......... LOU
j. T. Redmond, mdse ........ 7.SO
/ O Waters, salary ......... 26,5f
Jack Wilson, salary ......... 2b.4a
Ed Corrin, work on water
mains Go'LN
VIM. Tamblyn, work on water
mains Gov
4. Il. Catalan, treas. freight
!, and ex. Nov. ............ $685.
. 7 p Terry Co, mdse ........ 44.2;
4 Peerless Electrical Co, mdse . l0l.4'
q Fairbanks. Morris E. Co, mdse 21.2
4 General Electric Co., transfer
n mers 1850
|. Alamo Engine & Supply Co,
mdse 1873
W. S. Mott, Co, waste ....... . 1853
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FUN FOR FARMERS.

Nixht entertainments will b. en-
joyabls features Of the Farm and
Home course ct State college, Dec
1850. Splendid musical programs,
delightful and humorous rsadfaU
and informal receptions are aneAs
the events listed on the schedule.
Farmers and farm wensR are .
psstsd to fssi free % atey their
college during the sattye well. Ne
member, the covrSs ID frse. az IN
sslises pssfS have bivsn ~ thsdi
v~oiiea V hsio nsks n vsstA
v4S1s.
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LET THE CHILDREN DO THE WORK

While Father and Mother Attend the State College
Farm and Home Course which is Especially De-
! signed for Them. Week Beginning Dec. 26.
Farm and Home Course Offers Subjects
; Vital to Farm and Home Life. PIen-
/ ty Of Fun and Excellent Enter
: tainment Features Thrown
in for Good Measure.
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will probably take along his saw and learn how to file them TO best
s.rvtcs. W will mix cement materials for the purpose OF constructor
practical concrete posts. walks, etc; he will be given practice In tn uSe
OF the steel square, cutting rafters and the construction of simple farm
carpentry problems; he will plunge his hand INTO grains and Judge them
himself; he will bud and graft trees; judge the college livestock; N
lsnrn the use of various dairy utensils The farm women Will oe given
practice in cooking. cutting and curing meats, sewing, nom anlatoh
farm dahying, the care OF poultry, ETC.
In course will be concluded on Saturday afternoon, December U
nv IN auction sale of about forty head OF surplus college NvestocK' IN
iudfnx nuyebred Poland China and Duroc Jersey ows bred o a eholce
bo,r M aab breed. n also a draft OF choice Shropshire, Hampshire. and
mhouI eves-aU bred This will be the regular annual sale roIn
the COLLEGE nocks aud herd. All stock offered being bred by he inSn-
tuition. 1870. auA.,,v in
yted &c attend.
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ADyERTiSa 4

List of letters ranalu:us un3alled
for in the Miller poat 'T %:
Ella Kanp
Carl Buechler
VIM. Connell
Henry Curno
Miss GLADDEN.
Helen Hubbard
Geo. Medill
Walter Lourie
Mable Lee
Albert r. Smith
Isabelle Choate
J. Y. Foust
Richard X. Anderson
These letters will be sent 20 the
dead letter Office on January 3rd
II not delivered. Call for advertised
giving date of list. J. T. McCullen.
List Of MISUNDERSTANDING
Tincture of Iron Chloride. Manu-
featured and sold by n. G. st. Marie.
Springfield.
Tincture Arnica. Manufactured by
! Norgren Medicine Co, Minneapolis,
MINI.
Essence of Peppermint. Manufac-
tured and sold by w. w. Hills, AL
pena.
Essence Of Peppermint. Manufac-
tured and sold by Noyes Bros. & Cut
Ter, st. Paul. Mimi, and sold by them
as a sub-standard article containing
8 percent oil OF peppermint. This in
formation not placed on retail pack
age by druggist, VIM. Bulow, Lake
Preston. from whom the sample was
purchased.
Essence OF Peppermint. Sold by J
NJ. Dickey, Esmond.
Essence OF Peppermint. Manufac'
tured and sold by W. j. Page. Brad
ley.
Escence Of Peppermint. Manufac
tured and sold by r. w. Kreiser
WATERFOWL.
Essence OF Peppermint. Manufac
tured and sold by W. F. Waipole
Byrant.
zinc Oxide. Sold by C. b. warne
RsdHeid.
Zinc Oxide. Sold By r. A. ouqrves
!Britton.
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bRlNCEALBERT
the national joy smoke

has a favor as different as it is delightful You never tasted Il
And that isn't strange, either.
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List of letters ranhlu:ns Un3alled
for in the Miller Do. .f 20:
MIL Uorn
Evening journal., 1916-05-27
MAYOR JAMES T. PRICE
Who spoke In behalf of the city at the
dedication.

thing TO say. but many Of us have erred
IN this regard.
"In common and hasty speech the
unkind word come trippingly and flip
PANTY from the tongue. and very often
docs greater harm than we ever
thought or meant it should. The bit
ter and vicious attack is sometimes
made in the pulpit as we'll as in the
press, court room and legislative hall,
but it never did any good and il never
Will. The one il hurts the most is the
one who makes it. and it always in
jures the cause he represents.
Nominate Good Men
while the citizen should refrain
from condemning without cause, there
is a plain and positive duty he can
and should perform. and that is TO as
sist in the nomination of good and
capable men for Office. More than half
of our citizens make no effort in this
direction at all They take no interest
in the party primaries, where their ac-
tivities might avail, and in fact mani
fest no interest until the nominations
are made. Their criticisms then be-
gin and often continue after the cleo
tion and until the end of the term.
There IS another part of the cleo
torate which never gets busy or con-
cerned except when there is a COVER
nor or member of Congress to nomin-
ate or elect They feel no interest ap-
parently I'm who shall be members of
the General Assembly, Commissioners
of the Levy Court or members Of the
City Council This. in my opinion, is
an unfortunate attitude for any citizen
to assume. and one that is difficult TO
understand. II has been my convic-
tion for a good. long while. that no.
where are honesty and capacity so Inn
portant and needful as in the legisla
ture. levy court and city council. For
the community. county and State. the
importance of the membership OF those
bodies cannot be exaggerated or toe
strongly emphasized. because they
have to do with the property. health
and morals of the people. They touch
the citizen in his tenderest point and
vet he is wholly indifferent to the per-
sons who shall fll such important po'
sitions. He may he keenly interested
in the individual who shall represent
the state at washington, as he ought
10 be. but is absolutely unconcernec
about the persons who shall assess
his property, levy his taxes and looH
after those things that ordinarily ap'
neal 10 me as nothing else VIII do.
e,,siness Men Should Aid.
THE duties Of the representative ol
senator in Congress. and the thihg'
he does very rarely come close 10 th'
constituent. or affect him at all IN 2
personal way. but the interest sucf
nomination and election inspires are
out Of all proportion 10 that which is
aroused in the selection Of the men
Evening journal., 1916-05-27

then it would seem to have been built
in vain.
"This county and city building is
surely a thing of beauty, it ought to
be a Joy forever. ID is an ornament
to the city. a blessing to the county
and a credit to the State. But the
work that shall be done, the service
that shall be rendered within its walls
is of more importance than anything
else. II should be as strong and firm
and true as the materials ont of
which Ii is made. The building should
be acceptable and pleasing, not only
because of its architectural beauty
without, but also for the superior and
disinterested work tha' {. done within.
Such work should be valuable and ef-
iicient as the Inferior of the building
is spacious and beautiful; and it will
be if the persons selected to perform
the service are of such character and
capacity as they ought to be.
"And they will be of such charac.
ter and capacity If even majority
of our citizens take as much interest
as they should in their nomination
and election.
Depends Upon People.
1T may be truthfully said. that the
extent and quality of the work tnai
shall be done here will depend, after
all, upon the people themselves. I'm
der our system OF government that
is where the responsibility must be
placed.
1T makes no difference what meth
ods are provided by law to accomplish
results. The method may be nomi
nations by direct vote, or by conyen
ton. Il may he gubernatorial ap
pointment or election by the people
II may he legislative act or the in
itiative and referendum. But the eff
hciency of the service must depend
upon the individuals who are employ
ed to give Il. and II they go wrong
the people are In fault. because they
might have secured more faithful ser
wants. Under any system. therefore
I I'm the last analysis the people are
to blame for most of the wrongs and
errors in the public service.
There is great deal very prop
erly spoken and written in these days
about preparedness of a certain kind
but il seems TO me there is nothing
more important and pressing just now
than that men, and especially more
business men. shall prepare to take
greater interest in the government
of their city, county and State. Too
much cannot be said upon this sub
ject. because IL is just as essential tC
the welfare OF the commonwealth al
Evening journal., 1916-05-27

any other preparedness TO the life
of the republic.
while speaking upon public SER
vice ] cannot refrain from saying
that sometimes when doing the best
he can the servant cannot es-
cape criticism and abuse. Where
judgment is required it is not always
easy or possible TO do the right thing.
and some allowance should be made
for the infirmities of human nature.
This thought will occur to anyone who
happens TO be public servant.
Urges Civic Preparedness.
For example, the one thing that Is
perhaps more discouraging than any
other TO those who seek to enforce
the law is the thought that crime may
be increasing. Notwithstanding the
penalties imposed. It does seem al
times that punishment has but scant
terrOrs for those criminally inclined
The administration of the criminal
law is not an easy task. Il is impos-
sible that the courts should please all
the people in this regard. or some
times satisfy themselves. In the mat
ter of punishment society is divided
into two classes, clearly and we'll de-
fined. One class insist that criminals
be severely punished. and another
equally as large and more sympa-
thetic. think offenders, as a rule.
should be released on good behavior
and not punished at all. The ons
class insist that punishment is pri-
marily for the protection OF society
and such was formerly the general
belief. The other class believe the
courts first consideration should be
the criminals reformation.
Judges, ! submit. are as sympa.
thetic and mercifully inclined as other
people are. They realize that crime is
often the result. not of a wicked
heart but Of impulse or unrehectins
passion. They never impose a SEN
tence without feeling of regret. and
often wonder II the criminal would
be at the bar at all il his opportunI-
ties in life had been as good as those
OF the judge. But the Judge has a Sc
! rrious duty To perform: his svmpa-
thies must not control. and his Off
cial act may be very different from
what his personal feeling would
prompt. The duty is often difficult to
perform, and mistakes may he made
but il is certain that the person most
competent to impose the sentence
ought to be the one upon whom the
! duty is imposed. and who takes the
Continued on PAGE seven.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-21

be to many an irksome task would be
disposed Of by him without apparent eff
fort. lie combined the qualities of
remarkable LAWYER with those of a
shrcwd business man. Ills connections
with institutions and establishments
covered wide range, but he always
found time for work along civic, social,
religious and moral lines for commun-
ity, county and state betterment.
Clarke c. Fits was a remarkable per-
sonality. Those in a position to best
Judge his intellectual attainments have
said that Vermont has not produced
half a dozen men his equal in the pres
ent generation. Certainly the state
never had more enthusiastic supporter,
Il more efficient servant or a more loyal
SON
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-21

wonder, she
said, if Santa Claus will forget about
me. have been in the Hospital so
long, he may think l am still there.
$50 she wrote another Note. telling
Santa Claus that she was Home again,
and Please not to Forget her.
ut was the Night before Christmas
and Natalie had hung her Stocking on
the end of her Bed. 1t hung there look
ing 50 thin and queer. How different
it looks now from the way it will look
tomorrow thought Natalie.
"And then the thought came to her
that Santa Claus might have Forgot
ten she had been brought Home, and
she called her Daddy.
May write one more Note to San
tn CLAUSE she asked.
Dear me- said her Daddy. Santa
has started off long ago. But l am
sure he got your Letters. They were
gone every morning. And he won't
Forget you
But he may have arranged every
thing for the Hospital, said Natalie
and have nothing left for here,'
"'Well,' said her Daddy, shut your
little Peppers and in the Morning we
shall see, Santa Claus is a pretty
Wise old Fellow and I don't think he
will Forgetr
$50 Natalie was comforted and she
fell asleep, watching the Stocking
| hanging from the Bed.
Soon the Stocking grew larger and
larger, and she could see from behind
that two hands were putting things il
the Stocking.
"'Oh, can't I see?' she asked
"And a jolly Voice said, Here | am.
There stood Santa Claus, and he
looked just the way Natalie had al
ways Thought he looked
Your Pictures are very good OF
you, Santa Claus she said. L would
have known you anywhere
| That's good said Santa Claus
smiling. L think myself l take pref
| ty good Picture. And even though
they're copied and copied they al
ways look like me-
My stocking is quite full sale
Natalie suddenly.
"'Well. well. well and did you thinl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-21
Eating Less Meat.
{ Springfield Union. J

The effect of the high prices is shown
in the falling off i'll the per capita con
sumption of meat, which dropped from
50 pounds in 1909 to - pounds in
1914. The figures for 1915 are not
available, but in all probability when
they are at hand they will show still
further reduction, as will also the fig
ures for 1915 are not available, but in
all probability when they are at hand
they will show a still further reduc-
tion, as will also the figures for the cur
rent year. Higher prices seem to be
accomplishing what medical experts
and dietitians have been recommending
for years, and the reduced consumption
of meat probably will be beneficial to
those that can still afford to purchase
z supply sufficient to their actual needs.
The real hardship falls on the families
of small means that find themselves
unable to buy as much meat at the
present prices as properly balanced
diet requires.
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"'Now for the Tree said Santa
Claus. And out he whisked a great.
tall Tree. First he covered it with
Candles, and Popcorn Bags and Can
dies, then he strung red Cranberries
and white Popcorn over it. And bright
colored Toys and silver Ornaments he
put on last.
II mustn't Forget the big Toys he
said. And out from his Bag came more
wonderful things.
az must be off, he said at last.
Merry Christmas, and | hope you'll
soon be well, for there are some TOYS
here for you when you're up and about
again
Merry Christmas said another
Voice in Natalie's ear, and looking up
she saw her Daddy, followed by her
Mother.
"'Oh, Santa Claus has been here
said Natalie.
Indeed, it looks as if he had y
said Natalie's Mother and Daddy. look
ing about at the Toys. But Natalie
knew of the talk she had had, and
never did she Forget her Visit from
Santa Claus"
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S HIF TIN e GEAR S
Howard L.Rdn1
: and sealing uIaX : Of cabbaSes- g. kin8S

Shifting gears is a form of outdoor
exercise which calls for a larger out
lay of skill, patience and muscle than
guiding u six-mule team through the
loop district of Chicago.
The automobile which has been paid
for in one lump sum is a priceless pos
session i'll any home, rs it can be start
ed from the front seat whenever the
storage battery has not died a natural
death. In order to induce an automo-
bile to start off at smooth, gentle
lopc, however, If is necessary to shift
gears with the right hand and allow
them to sink their teeth into the rear
axle in an easy, gradual manner, like
a fat man sitting down in a camp chair.
This Is one of the fine arts, and after
a man has mastered it his ear is ready
for new set of teeth which arc not
worn off down to the gums.
No man of ordinary intelligence can
sit in his Office on crowded business
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-21
CHANCE FOR BRIGHT BOYS.

The National City Bank of New York
is a great institution with ramifcations
and connections that are worldwide.
This bank III recent issue of its
paper shows what it is endeav-
oring to do III the way of vocational
training. 1t expresses the belief that
as individuals and as a nation we should
be prepared for competition after the
war, and that it will be necessary to
develop our faculties and resources to
a very high point of efficiency.
Among the pressing problems that
confront us that of proper industrial
education is considered by the bank
as one of the most important. Mechan-
zeal development has reached a high
state of perfection, and now the indi-
yiduals must be educated to produce
on the most efficient basis.
In the National City Bank s organi-
zation there are courses of study COW
ering every phase of the banking bust
HESS. III 8'lulllOn inc Dduh HdS Il group
Of college men studying conditions at
home and abroad, who are preparing
for service in whatever part of the
world the institution $ interests may
require.
1t is found difficult to secure young
men of the right caliber and the bank
is therefore planning to form an ap
premiership class of boys between the
ages Of Is and 90. These lads will be
drawn from all parts of the country
and similar arrangements will be made
| for their business, school and home life
as in the case Of the college class. Her,
is presented a promising opportunity
for a few Vermont boys. If there arr
any who are DESTROYS of further infor
nation The Reformcr will be glad t,
put them in communication with tn,
banks officials.
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Santa Claus would leave you an empty
Stockingg
Dear me, no. said Natalie. But
you know | was afraid that YOU would
think l was still in the Hospital
az got all your fine Notes, said San.
ia Claus. They had my Stamp on
them, too.
"'What is Your stamp, Santa Claus?
"When I carry my Mail up the
Chimney at Night l am very apt to gel
SCOT on the Letters-its my Stamping
place. Do you see?'
"'And you liked my Letters said
Natalie, feeling so Happy.
81 certainly did, said Santa Claus
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-21

street and listen to the plaintivc howl
Of the automobile gear shift, as it takes
hold in its rude, impassioncd way,
without being convinced that we need
to open night schools for the amateur
and unterrifed chauffeur. More money
is invested in automobiles in this coun-
try than in all of the barber schools
and dental colleges from Maine to Cali
fornia, and vet on all sides are heard
the long -drawn-out squeal and raucous
snort Of the tortured gear shift, as it
worms its way into high. 1t must be
painful to the maker of n high-priced
automobile to see its delicate, $4,000
mechanism placed at the mercy of
somebody who thinks he has TO use both
hands in order to get out Of low gear.
When man has subdued the
process of shifting gears so that he
can drive at night without waking up
the neighbors, he becomes useful and
beloved citizen.
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1T - ,"' '''' '''''' ~ '".09 ''' '''' '''''"'
'-,' 10 W. '1.''' ''E''"' l." o'', ''' ''''''' IL
"' '''''' quantities "ne" our hearts are
touched "i'h Sorio" IN 'nc thought ''a'
we S'''i' S'e 'ii'i'' an" N"o" '''''i Iio
more po'' IN speaking OF NlafNe =
NUS ne heiofln'r WI" Try o'iE 10 OK
press "Ia' al VINO An'" MN in'lina'elF
l'''' anu what many u "N nave sal" re-
p'"tedIF TO mutual friends.
h'"'tie'o'o mas I''' hef foremost cItl-
|'"' VINO mas gone from 'a'tn at inc
comparatively cary age OF 10 Inc
l'"o"g lawyer Oh ms state, the keenest
a'lhd III all TN. galaxy OF his profession
I'D Ne.moht' the moS' ardent believer,
'"' ""Fo'"te' ana worker Tor ms own
Town ana stare mas gone our OF Ire IN
me heI&"t OF ms power and usefulness.
'I"'N' fl''S might nave been big
man Oh ahalfS III other commemorative.
nv N'e" tHIS' Du' aeSpte allufihS OF
I''' 10 form connection with famous
,''" ''''i'a III we" "FA ana ELSEWHERE
't PfeI'Fic" 10 WORK out ms destiny IN
."' $500 !" "i'i'" ne was porn ana
"''''.i '' 'oN'" VIII" u "1'olIoA ana 10Y
'i'' u true SUM-
y country lawyer he might nave
@ '''''-''' '"' Il country 'a"Eer "he
could turn down an offer OF $4,000 q
year without qualm when the big law
yerS OF his country S metropolis wanted
aim.
Many persons believed that Mr.. Fits
would not be averse to political prefer
ment some day. A personal friend once
asked hIm directly whether he had any
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-12-21

Bird Lore for December is a 174-page
number and contains in addition TO the
usual articles on birds and bird-life,
teachers department, colored plates,
ETC., the annual report of the National
Association of Audubon Societies. This
report shows that the year ending De-
tober 81, 1916, was the most active in
the history of this organization. The
total disbursements for the year cx.
cceded $4,000, the largest sum OK
pended by the association i'll any one
year.
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TO ADVERTISERS,
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the atm of the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
Of the paper each night, end 1t solicits
the cooperation Of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given OF
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following tie omission. in per-
son, by telephone or postal card, thus
enabling the cause Of the error to be
promptly and accurately discovered and
the proper remedy Immediately applied.
II ia only by this method that the pub
Usher Gao secure the desired service.