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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Forty Eight Men in Office.

FOrty-cight men have held the posi-
ton of postmaster general and direct
ed the affairs of the post office depart
ment since 1915. The term of ser
vice apparently WAS longer in the
olden days than at present, for from
1873 To lSJO-15 ycarS-there were
only II men In the position, Gideon
Granger of Connecticut having served
thirteen yenrs and eight months, and
Return j. Meigs of Ohio nine years
and three months. From 1850 to 1916
&c ycars-there have been ~ men
in the office President Roosevelt had
four pOStmaSters general; Grant, Ar
thur and Cleveland, the latter during
his two terms, had four each; Wash
ingtOn and buchanan had three each ;
jackson, Fillmore, Lincoln, Hayes
and Mckinley, two each, and the re-
naming presidents retained the same
man in the office throughout their
terms.
In 1929 the postmaster general be
came member of the cabinet by the
action of President jackson, William
r. Barry of Kentucky being the first
man to hold that honor.
Pennsylvania and New York have
furnished the largest number of post
masters general each having six to its
credit Connecticut, Kentucky, Ten
ncssee and Wisconsin have furnished
"A
and Ohio three each, while no other
state has supplied more than one man
for The nlace.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

The squire Another mir raid last
night, George; bombs dropped in scy.
crul districts and some damage done.
George lor', master Sow Wuz n
done by them German fcllcrS or would
lMMt nn mmr nnrINl Inmlnn SknLnh
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

female troubles and
nervousness. l had
a pain in my right
side and could not
eat anything with
out hUr ting m y
stomach. / could
not drink cold water
at all nor eat any
kind of raw fruit,
nor fresh meat nor
chicken. From 178
Dollndq 7 went To
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
POSTAL BUSINESS
NOW IS GIGANTIC
Report Shows 1t Has Reached an
Average of a Million DOL
lars a Day.
NUMBER OF OFFICES LOWER
More Than 10000 DISCONTINUED With
Extension of Rural Delivery
Postage Stamps First
Used in 1847.

Uncle Sans postal service, with the
growth of the country, has become Il
gigantic organization. The post office
department now transacts an average
Of 81 100000 worth of business every
day, through something like 100000
human agents, ut $4,000 post offices
and $500 other stations of all kinds.
The department handles annually
about 1,0oO,OO0,o00 parcels, 10000
100000 pieces of tirst-class mail and
more than 1000, 100000 pounds of sec
ond-clasS matter, conveying mail not
only to every nook and corner of the
country, but to all parts of the
world.
This tremendous business of Uncle
Sans has been built up since 1879. In
that year there were - post offices in
the United States. BY 1901 this num-
Der had increased TO 7G,9i5. Since
1901 the number has steadily de-
clined, owing to the introduction of
rural delivery. Between July l. 1901,
and July l, 1919, 2O,5G5 post offices
we're discontinued and the number
was reduced to 56.3SO.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Its Speed.

"Thc fact that Aunt Jennie has Il
hnd cold does not seem To affect her
talking capacity In the least ~ no
ticcd she had considerable hoarse
power left"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Cause and EHeft

ut is said that the taste for frog.
eating is increasing in this country"
Maybe that is the reasan Why SO
ueny people are croaking."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Mr. +. c. Case OF Welcome Lake
Pa. writes: Il suffered with Back.
ache and Kidney Trouble My head
achcd. my sleep vas broken ard un-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
after SIX YEARS
OF SUFFERING
Woman Made Well byLydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Columbus, Ohio. q had almost given
up. had been sick for six years with
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Natures Aids TO Beauty.

The farmers wife and daughter
keep their red cheeks and dimples and
avoid wrinkles, by exercising in the
open air
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05

New York is TO have new hotel
10 cost slJ,UOcOp9.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Reforms Made Under Tyler.

Uncle sam has recently prepared
some interesting historical data,
showing the progress of the postal
service since its early days.
During the administration of Presi-
dent Tyler, while Charles A. Wick
life of Kentucky was postmaster gen
nral, many reforms We're instituted
such as cheapeniug the postage, i'm
proving the manner of letting routes
ny contract, prohibiting private eX-
presses, and restricting the franking
privilege. The foreign desk from
which ultimately grew the admirable
arrangement of the postal union, was
Instituted by liOratio King of Maine.
Through the efforts OF Judge Hall of
New York, postmaster general under
President Fillmore, the postage on
letters was reduced to 3 cents. The
registration system came in under
Postmaster General Campbell of Penn
>ylvania, during the administration of
President Pierce. The free delivery
service was inaUgurated in 1863 by
Montgomery Blair of Maryland, also
the money order system in 1864, in
IincOlu's administration. The rail
way mail service dates from July
lS62, when Judge Holt of Kentucky
ordered its establishment, the first
railway post office being from Quincy,
ILL.,, TO st. Joseph, Mo, on the llanni-
bal 4 St Joseph railway.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
Important to Mothers

CASTORlA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that it
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
signature esa'' s' Of XzIzAZlzT@
in Use for Over 80 Years.
Bears the
Nav Shoe Protect LIncmen.
in Use for

Children Cry for Fletcher's CASTOR
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
VOTES FOR WOMEN
. . = . .
A REPUTATION OF "A WOMAN'S
PROTEST AGAINST SUFFRAGE"
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
STRAW votes" may or may not be re-
liable, but women are naturally timid
about signing a quasi public document,
as are the petitions which seem to
be indicated here,-and when from IS
to 90 per cen sign such petition the
influence is that they are favorable.
The actual workers in any great move
men are comparatively few, is the
great silent majority which give it no
mention.
That women voters reflect the pup
lice opinion of men voters in any given
election" is not verified by results, and
results of voting are registered in laws
or their administration.
Rep. Heating has a list of more at
tributable to women Gov. Johnson,
of California, said: THE women vot-
ers of his state are responsible for
what we may call the philanthropies
of government" and cites a list or
suih laws. EXPIRES Loft said: "Wo-
men voters were prone to enact mil
lennial legislation" and gives exam
pies. If women reflected the opinion
of men in voting there would be no
distinguishable difference in the re-
suits. So double suffrage means more
than doubling the expenditure" etc.
Nor have mar suffrage states furnish
ed all the models for popular legisla-
ton" Many man suffrage states have
an eight hour law for men in public
service, and in specified trades, but no
mar suffrage state has such a law for
women, while ONE suffrage states
have. And others relating to women
and children might be mentioned.
Finally truth is better than fiction in
a suffrage argument.
Alice Ball Loomis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

dry states and the 500 of dry terri
tory in the United States that are
making progress in lettering the con.
ditions Of humanity.
Your bank accounts will increase in
the state just as they have in Aber
deem where over 500 people have say
ings accounts who did not have them
when saloons were licensed there.
Your $50 dry towns will no longer be
taxed to take care of the saloon pro,
ducts from wet towns that largely fill
your state penitentiary and other sim.
liar institutions.
1t means that South Dakota is keep.
ing step with enlightened public policy
and advancing civilization.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
ANTI-SALoON MEETING

Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
Of the Anti-Saloon League Of America,
spoke at Brookings Thursday last and
among other things he said:
South Dakota Dry Means: The sa-
looms in seventy-one wet towns which
daily tempt the youth, debauch the
weak and ~pauperize those of moderate
income will close.
Your breweries and liquor etablish-
ments which take from the people hun
dreds of thousands of dollars will De
converted into factories and useful es,
adjustments. Just like the Rainier
Brewery in Portland that employed
156 men as a brewery and now en-
ploys 1900 men as a tannery.
Hundreds of children will have a
better chance for an education. In
North Carolina school attendance has
increased 30Te since saloons closed.
Tax rates will decrease, because sa-
looms increase the cost Of government
and decrease the per capita wealth Of
the people. This always increases the
tax rate. Georgia dry decreased her
tax rate 1919 in two years.
Crime and drunkenness will de-
crease. West Virginia decreased ar
rests for drunkenness 1870 the first
year and crime was reduced 500.
South Dakota dry means that the
manhood Of this splendid state thinks
more Of their boys and girls than they
do Of the few dirty dollars they will re-
ceive from revcnue in licensing the
trafic.
Every boy and girl in the state will
be safer and have q better chance to
make good.
II means that this state joins the 10
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
AS MAN TO MAN

Men, we know what the right to vote
means to us. Our fore-fathers fought
for it, and, if necessary, we would fight
to keep it. A citizen without a vote is
really no citizen at all.
The women of South Dakota have
been asking for the ballot for more
than a quarter of a century, and, when
we come right down to it, there is no
good reason why they should not vote
if they want to. Now, men, we know
that many of the objections offered to
their voting are jokes and some of
them not very good jokes at that. Our
mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters
are made Of the same stuff that we are
and we know that voting is no back
breaking job and tat it doesn't take
very long to do it.
Every state west of us has given it's
women the ballot. Every political
party favors it and the federal govern
ment will grant it to our women if we
don't do it ourselves while there is
time.
The Mems Equal Suffrage League Of
Bookings County urges you to come
out and vote YES" on the SIXTH
AMENDMENT. Come on, now, and
vote for mother. wife and daughter.
Vote YES"
j. G. Hutton, President
Mems Equal Suffrage League.
G. N. Breed. Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
FEDERAL AID IN ROAD CONSTRUC
TON

At the November election, several
constitutional amendments will appear
on the ballot for consideration of the
voters. Amendment No. l refers to
Federal Aid for highway improvement.
The last session of Congress passed a
bill appropriating $4,000, 100000 for this
purpose. 900, 900. 90 of this sum
will be divided between the several
states, based on population area, and
the mileage or rural post roads. The
program of road construction will
cover a period of five years.
Under this bill South Dakota will
receive approximately $S3,750.00 for
the first year, 1857, 10000 for the sec
ond year, $251,250.OO for the third
year 100000 the fourth and S418.-
10000 the fifth year or a total of ST.
256, 250.00. This is absolutely a free
donation from the Federal Govern
ment to assist in road construction.
This sum if accepted by the State,
will be divided between the different
counties on the same basis as the orig
inal sum is divided between the states.
But before South Dakota can accept
this sum, Constitutional Amendment
No. l must be adopted by the voters.
Hence, if you desire Bookings county
to get it's share of this money, you
must vote in favor of Amendment No.
/. If you are against accepting this
sum vote no.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

Fred Rusie came out from under d
two weeks siege with broken ribs, last
Sunday. He fell through the hay chute
and landed on a cross beam. Fred was
so happy to be out again he was pix
ing for Sunday school. When he found
he was an hour late the adjectives that
rolled off his unruly member are not
printed here.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

H. r. Claussen was called to his bro
Their Lewis home, near Hoover, S. D.,
last Thursday. Lew met up with an
auto accident and was very seriously
injured internally. An operation was
necessary to save Lewis life, and at
last reports he was doing very nicely.
H. r. returned home Monday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

H. E.. Kruger, of Fountain, was a
pleasant caller at our office one day
this week. He informs us of the good
news of the return home of Mrs. Krue.
ger from the Brookings hospital where
she recently submitted to an opera
ton for cancer. The operation was a
very serious one. She returns greatly
improved in health.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

The White State Bank is moving
into brand new quarters this week.
The painters and decorators completed
the interior on Thursday and the bank
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

Miss Amy Ladd, who has spent sew
eral weeks with her parents neal
Brookings, returned to Carthage. Mo.
Monday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

We understand there are a few of
our farmers in this locality who had
some potatoes out in the recent snow.
storm. Geo. Scholl had between 30
and 40 acres (although this was not
his total potato acreage put in this
season.. We understand this recent
cold snap has not hurt them to any
great extent. Mr.. Scholl has contract
ed several cars of spuds to Iowa
parties.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

Word was received this week that
VIII Stevens, formerly a resident Of
Bookings county, passed away at his
home in Osakis. Mimi, October Goth.
Mr.. Stevens homesteaded the farm re-
Gently occupied by Milton Duff. He
lived here for over twenty years but
moved away several years ago. He
will be remembered by all the older
residents Of White.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

II q Register Want Ad will not do Il
-"it can't be done!"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

This space will be reserved for political gossip lnd campaign matter furnished by the
several political parties and factions An calls for political or hcuoHal meetings viii, De
mon his mage and lives everyone the right to discuss the issues pro and CON-; re5Tvtng
the right to crucse and express It's Owl opinion In Its editorial columns
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

Fred Mueller met with a painful ac-
cident Tuesday afternoon. He was
working on Charley Roscoe's barn and
in some manner slipped and fell
through the hay chute d%islocating one
of his shoulders.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

Mrs. ". H. Complain, of Brookings,
arrived Thursday and visited until Fri
day with her uncle, Thos. Toberty.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
WHITE

From the Leader:
Miss Annice Haley left Monday for
Luverne. Mimi, where she will under
go an operation.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

pleased to meet our old friend Many
years have passed since We last saw
him-but he's the same genial Pat!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

p. ]. Grady was up from Ward Sun,
day visiting his home people. We were
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

Floyd Bentsen, accompanied by his
father, Peter Bentsen, went over to
Watertown Wednesday to consult DR..
Haroldson in regard to Floyd's leg
which was broken in the motorcycle
accident of a few months ago.. The
bones are not knitting and it is posi-
BILE another operation will be per-
formed.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02
O THE COUNTY
ELKToN

From the Record:
Mrs. Thos. Gallery arrived from the
Rochester hospital Saturday night. AL.
though very weak from operation, we
are pleased to note she is improving.
Matt Lorang left for Almena, Wis.
Saturday night. where he has purchas.
ed a 40-acre farm. Good luck to Matt.
Hope his little farm will prove a gold
mine.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-11-02

officials are busy cleaning up prepare
tory to moving in Friday or Saturday.
The new building is certainly a beauty.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-14

contact with the character under
scrutiny as is possible. Therefore do
not look upon yourself, in your study
Of life, as an actress, which would
necessitate the taking on of certain
amount of pose. Rather begin your
study simply as human being look
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-14

ing for enlightenment as to the ma
ture of humanity, so that you may
approach character through but one
thickness own personality
instead of through two thicknesses,
that is to say, your own personality
PLUS your pose. Even then you will
find it a trying business, and one that
battles good intent almost to the
point of despair.
Every time enter a room where
there are persons I enter it in a most
humble spirit. This is because I have
studied long enough to know that 1
shall waste a great deal of the mate
rial for study there is in this room.
l KNOW that EVERY rOomful of
persons contains a spider-web play of
motives, an inextricably interviewer
plot, as well as the dangling ends of
many other plots - a store that is
positively appalling in its richness of
material for me as student of hui
man nature. And I shUdder to think
how little of all this in the final
analysis 1 shall seize and store away
as my own.
And this is the way'a girl who goes
on the stage must move among hui
man beings if she is going to be pro-
nOunced a discerning actress, learn
ing HOW people act. For critics
know a lot about real art in the the
ater and they know that people
don't do such things" as many young
actresses make them do on the stage.
And they don't hesitate to say so in
their columns.
For instance, the first thing a
young woman with her eyes open
will discover about the way people
act is this: That when something ar
resting is said or done in their pres
ence-when a spiritual or. material
crisis is precipitated - they do not
generally react to it with a jerk and
a lot of immediate noise. THEY, you
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14
Head OF That All Winter Cough.

At the first sign of sore throat, tight
chest or stuffed-up head take a dose of
DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey. The heal
ing pine tar, soothing honey and gly-
cerine quickly relieve the congestion,
loosen the phlegm and break mp your
cold. DIR. Bells Pine-Tar Honey has
all the benefits of the healing aroma
from pine forest, it is pleasant to
take and antiseptic. The formula on
the bottle tells why it relieves colds
and coughs. At your druggist, 25c =
Adv Il
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14
How Catarrh is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so thought
less as to neglect the colds which their
children contract. The Inflammation
of the mucus membrane, at first acute,
becomes chronic and the child has
chronic catarrh. disease that is sell
dom cured and that may prove life's
burden. Many persons who have this
loathsome disease will remember hav-
ing had frequent colds at the time it
was contracted. A little forethought
a bottle of Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy judiciously used, and all this trou-
Bile might have been avoided. Obtain
able everywhere ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14

Richard Maxwell plead guilty as
charged and was fined S. and costs,
and in default to 30 days in Jail subject
to work on public roads.
J. A. Scott plead guilty to assault
and battery, fined IS and costs, and in
default to 80 days in Jail.
Will Corley, charged with disturbing
peaceable assembly and carrying con-
cealed weapon. found guilty in both
cases. Fined $40 and costs for dis
turbing peace and sentence suspended.
Fined 500 and costs for carrying con-
cealed weapon, and in default to 60
days subject to work public roads.
The grand jury adjourned at noon
Thursday, making their final report.
They found no bill in the case of the
three johnson brothers, charged with
killing J. H. Brister at Pollock last
month.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14
CALOMEL DYNAMITES YOUR LIVER!
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIvATES

Tone tonight. Your druggist or dealer
sells you a so cent bottle of Dodson'e
Liver Tone under my personal money
back guarantee that each spoonful will
clean your sluggish liver better than a
dose Of nasty calomel and that it won't
make you sick. =
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morning
because you will wake up feeling fine,
your liver will be working; headache
and dizziness gone; stomach viii Be
sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vees-
table, therefore harmless and can not
salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous ealomel
now. Your druggist will tell you that
the sale of Calomel 10 almost stopped
entirely here.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14
Regular Church Services.

Services at the Colfax nj. E. church
South at IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m. every
Sunday, Rev. H. B. Perritt, pastor in
charge. Also Sunday School every
Sunday at $50 a. m. and prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening at 7:3O
o'clock.
Services at Colfax Baptist church on
the first, and third Sundays in each
month, at ii a. m. and 7:30 p. m, Rev.
]. A. Afford pastor. Sunday school
every Sunday at $50.
Services at Methodist Protestant
church every third Sunday at II a. m.
and 7:30 p. m. Rev. ]. w. Lee pastor.
Magistrate blanks at Chronicle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14

Miss Sarah Firth, president of the
9Th District Louisiana Federation of
Women's Clubs made an interesting ad-
dress to tn, Colfax Civic League last
Monday afternoon, which resulted In
the leagues application for member
ship in the State Federation. Dele
gates were elected for the State con-
yention to be held in Hammond on
Nov. 18th, as follows: Mrs. G. n. Nc
Knight. delegate, and Mrs. K. S. Cam
sron. alternate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-10-14

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full of ambi-
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel because it makes you sick and
you may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramping.
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced just take
q spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver