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Evening star., 1916-11-12

Washington they were the guests of
their son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ord Preston.
Mrs. Allen, wife of Col. Henry T.
Allen. during her present stay at
Washington is at the Connecticut. as
the guest of Mrs Joseph Worthington.
Col. Richmond Il. Davis. L. s. A.. and
Mrs. Davis. whose going away from
Washington was the occasion for a
series of notably handsome entertain
Continued on Fourth Page.)
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Mrs. Over in Silver Lace.
Army Notes.

Mrs. Henry Lawton. widow of Gen.
Lawton, who, with her daughter, Miss
Katherine Lawton, has made her home
at Washington for somewhat over a
year past, has given to the National
Museum in this city a most interest
ing collection belonging to Gen. Law
ton, whose name is known throughout
the service for his bravery and daring.
In this collection is a pair of Mexican
shoes worn by Gen. Lawton while
trailing the Apaches. a pair of swords
used in the civil war. together with
the medal OF honor awarded him by
Congress for leading a skirmish charge
against a rife pit at Atlanta. third
sword is a dress sword which has his
toric interest in connection with the
Spanish-Anierican war, and a flag of
the sth Army Corps which flew from
above his Philippine headquarters.
Miss Katherine Lawton Is GONZALES
cent from her recent severe illness.
Col Nathaniel Mcclure, recently de-
tailed to duty at the War College, in
| this city, is at the Cairo with Mrs Nc
Clure for the season.
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of several weeks at Washington, has
returned to Fort Ethan Allen. VT.
Col. David L. Brainard, at present
Evening star., 1916-11-12

Mrs. Ruggles and Miss Alma Rug
gles. widow and da aughter of Gen.
Ruggles. after spending the last
twelvemonth in Panama with Lieut.
Evening star., 1916-11-12

Maj Gen. Arthur Murray and Mrs.
Murray. now at FL Paso. Tex, are be-
ing feted by all of their old army
friends. During their recent stay at
Evening star., 1916-11-12
Gowns at Fischer-Dulin Wedding.

Towns at FiScher-Dulin Wedding.
Mrs. Edwin H. Tillman and Mrs. John
Joy Edison presided at the table in the
dining room at the reception follow
ing the marriage of Miss Beatrice
Dulin and Lieut. Herman Edward
Fischer, L. S. N, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Tillman wore d very handsome
imported gown of heavy ivory tinted
satin made en- train, with the decollette
corsage adorned with a bertha of rose
point and gold lace.
Mrs. Edison was in pearl gray satin.
Steel passementerie and lace formed
the trimming on the bodice. The skirt
was perfectly plain. made with grace
full train.
There was a large gathering of the
younger element in society present at
the wedding, among them many of the
debutantes of last season.
Miss Marjory Helmbold wore charm
ing gown, made on a foundation OF
had broad girdle, made in stripe
effect of green tulle and cloth of sill
yer with straps of silver lace over the
shoulders. The skirt had panel of
silver lace down the front with mar
rover panels at either side embroidered
in American beauty and green iri-
descents in rose design with foliage
A band of green tulle bordered the
skirt.
Misses Suzanne and Elizabeth Chase
were dressed alike in becoming gowns
of black tulle. made very bouffant. The
bodices were formed almost entirely of
jet and panels of the jet showed on
the full tulle skirts.
Miss Margaret Douglas. who was also
present at the wedding, was in rose
pink. a particularly becoming color to
her The gown was made in the pre-
vailing mode, tight. close-fitting
bodice of the silk with silver straps
over the shoulders and an overdress of
pink tulle caught up here and there
on the skirt.
Miss Magruder in Smart Street Suit.
Miss Natalie Magruder is wearing a
stylish coat suit in fairly dark shade
of green broadcloth. the coat having
the new straight lines in the front and
semi-fitting back with stitching show
ing and collar and cuffs of mink.
Smoked pearl buttons shading to green
form the only trimming, while the
skirt is perfectly plain.
With this costume she wears hat of
brown silk beaver with moderate
sized brim and rather high crown
trimmed with brown vanished ribbon
Mrs. Dyer in Silver Lace.
Mrs. Jesse F. Dyer was among those
dining at the Army and Navy Club
Thursday evening.
She wore stunning evening gown of
cloth of silver veiled in Nell rose tulle.
The corsage was of the tulle over
silver lace with wide girdle of cloth
of silver and bands of silver lace over
the shoulders.
The skirt had a very full drapery of
the tulle mounted over ruffies of sill
yer lace to give pannier effect and
caught up to show the wide ruffie of
silver lace which formed the bottom
of the skirt.
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with deep collar of plated white or
candy and pink silk cord ending in
drops of pink jade and silver. a stun
ming picture hat of tul1e trimmed with
ostrich plumes was the finishing touch
to this costume.
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and at the dinner given in his honor at
Buenos Aires his valorous record was
paid high tribute to by every speaker
Brig. Gen. Frederick W. Sibley, re-
tired and Mrs Sibley have gone to Chi
cago, where they will make their fu-
ture home, to the regret of their army
friends at the capital.
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ledge on how to make a quarter sec
ton of dirty black dirt give up a lot of
money for the above mentioned coterle
to chase after.
While all those mentioned have
been telling the farmer how to farm
and farming the farmer, all the while
getting rich and richer, we have main
tanned a discreet silence. Now, how
ever, we believe the time has come,
and that herein is the place to set
down some real facts to guide him
who goes out in the early morn and
turns the mellow earth bottom side up
preparatory to shooting it full of seeds
and weeds and worries.
At the beginning you must get the
farm, preferably a prairie farm, for a
farm covered all w with stove wood
that has become greatly attached
thereto offers difficulties that are not
only hard on the disposition, but strain
the suspenders and dull the AK, as
well as many a healthy desire to be a
farmer and with the farmer stand.
Having caught your farm, the lex
important proceeding is to acquire a
wife. In this you should exercise
great care. If possible get a young
one, and a strong one, that doesn't
care for society and good clothes. Such
a n will easily earn her board by
keeping up the house, doing the churn-
ing, feeding the calves, pigs and chick
ems, mending your clothes, doing the
washing, helping in the harvest field,
and taking in odd jobs. Incidentally
there may be children and she will
for these. Such a wife is worth her
weight in gold, though very few dis
cover this until after she has been
worn out and laid away. A litter car
rier is of course a necessity: but a
wet sink for mother is a luxury. Lux
uries should be avoided on the farm.
Next, provision should be made for
keeping some stock. Time was when
stock were satisfied to live in a sod
barn or eat a home out of the side OF a
straw stack, but fashions change and
today they demand a large red and
imposing structure with a tin rooster
for a weather ane and a separate
boudoir for each animal with nickel
dows.
An especial quarter should be pro-
vided for the pigs, not because the pig
is naturally exclusive, but because
they have as yet not been educated to
take the care of the person that is
effected by well bred animals, and De-
cause they are forever sticking their
shouts into other people business, and
further because they will root whether
their side is winning or not.
If you are to keep the common or
garden variety of hen she may be
housed in a piano box, but, as says
Kipling, that is another story.
The stock having been provided
quarters, a house should be acquired.
If you have the necessary money, one
of these may be picked out of a La ge
catalog with a red cover; but if funds
be low, the house may be erected of
sod, or poles may be jabbed into the
earth and the interstices caulked with
hay or moistened real estate. The
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

H. E. Denhart, president of the high
school board, was out a couple of days
last week circulating a petition for the
voting of s25, O0O.O 90 bonds for the cree
ton of a new school building. He
met with very gratifying success Sc
curing more than the required number
Of signers in fact after the petition
was filed and sent in several called on
Mr.. Denhart wishing to sign, but they'll
have a chance at the special election
to be held at the Commercial Club
rooms, Friday, May 18th.
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Thursday. On Monday she underwent
an operation for a very serious trouble
but she rallied from the operation in
fine shape and appeared to be improv-
ing nicely. Shortly before she passed
away, however, she had trouble with
her heart and in a few minutes she
had passed beyond. She was a highly
respected lady of Arlington and well
known to many in this city. Funeral
services We're held at Arlington on
Sunday Of this week. The Volga
friends unite in extending their heart
felt sympathy to the bereaved rela-
tives.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Arm
strong entertained p Ct the little folks
in honor of the birthdays of Jensina
and Lawrence. The little folks enjoy
ed themselves by playing games. Mrs.
Armstrong served dainty refreshments
to which the children did ample JUS
tice. Jensina and Lawrence received
many pretty gifts to rerlind them Of
the happy event.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

The latter part of last week Supt.
ing in this city and on Saturday they
shipped their household goods to Au-
rora and from there they were hauled
out to the farm where they will here
after make their home. Mrs. Arnott
and daughter will visit with her par
out and Mr.. Arnott can leave for his
new home.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

The children, if there be any-and
there should be-should never be
given any spending money or allowed
to consume any daylight at anything
but work. This is a sure way not to
keep them on the farm. That will be
about all for this time.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

roof may be matched, two or three
windows should be inserted at regular
intervals, and if possible there should
be two rooms. In isolated communities
the preacher or teacher may elect to
spend a night with you and these
ytarn to be along.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
WHITE

From the Leader:
We regret the departure of the Jeni-
son family from our midst. They left
on the Tuesday morning train for
Pequot, Minnesota, in Crow Wing
county, where Mr.. Jenison will be EN-
ployed at the carpenter trade. Mrs.
Jenison has a brother, John Hughs,
living near Pequot.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
VOlGA

From the Tribune:
Miss May Leete, a daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. c. Leete, of Como, writes
the Tribune that she has been re-elect-
ed supervisor of penmanship Of the
Ironwood, Michigan, schools at a sal
airy of 800 per month. She states
that Ironwood is a live city of 10000
people and there are 125 teachers en-
ployed in the city schools.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
REAL TRUTH ABOUT FARMING
Charles E. Hall

1t is all the fashion, nowadays, to
tell the farmer how to farm. The
doctor, banker, preacher, broker, and
broke pause long enough TO exude
some more or less unreliable know
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Johnson of Spring
Lake township are the happy parents
of a baby boy born Thursday, April
81, 1916. The grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Moe, are also happy over
the event.
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O THE COUNTY
. . . .
BUSHNELL

From the Enterprise:
f. +. Sedan departed for st. Law
rence, S. D., Sunday evening in re-
spouse to a message that his mother
was very sick. Word was received
from them Monday that she was much
better.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

Albert Beck has disposed of his ma
chine and blacksmith business to f. d.
Bostir. Mr.. Beck sold the building to
Sioux City parties. He retained the
Hotel fremont property, but has a deal
on for its disposal.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

Lewis Hammond, one Of Kingsbury
county's oldest pioneers, passed away
at his home in Iroquois Sunday after
noon, at 8 o'clock, at the age of 80
years.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

Mr.. Antes has commenced digging
his cellar on the lots he purchased Of
contract for putting up his house is
already let to WATERFOWL contractors.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04
EIkTON

From the Record:
Roy Mann has a nice new barn COM
pleted on the rear of his residence Tot.
He will now go after the new resi-
dence.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

~Blandenier and did considerable dam
age, but fortunately no one was hurt.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

Herbert Stier, aged IS, who resided
on a farm near Madison, died from
blood poisoning, resulting from STEP
ping on a rusty nail. The wound had
almost healed and serious complica-
tons were not anticipated until a few
days before his death, when blood
poison set in and developed rapidly.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

In last Wednesday nights storr
lightning struck the home of Ben
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ARLINGTON

From the Sun:
Mrs. Peter G. Nelson, living ten miles
south of Arlington, Sunday, April 16,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

c. E. Burlingame bought the J. w.
Krahn residence this week and Mr..
and Mrs. Krahn returned to the farm
to reside. Mr.. Burlingame will move
his family into the house the latter
part of next week. This was formerly
the Geo. Nassau property. Ed. Sadley
of Brycelyn, Mimi, will move his fam.
lily here and occupy the house vacated
by Mr.. Burlingame and now owned
by Mrs. Lou Dillon.
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Mrs. Peter Haas, of Arlington, pass
ed away at the local hospital last
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BRUCE

From the Herald:
w. H.. Walters returned from a trip
to Illinois last Monday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-04

DR.. Edward and Stacy Van Lanlng
are extending the stone walk in front
of their places.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13
It's So Simple Us Almost Funny-"Brij
Oever Speech Barrier and Yu Hav
Gone More Than Wun
STEP" They Say.

eminent with theez triehz nou'-thi. thaut
kood oenli spring from shaloe konsepshon ov
what we are wurking for
So the petition asking for Royal Komishcn
to improve the present irrational methods Of
spelling continues TO lengthen and the Soseti
demonstrates its praotcality by posting beside
the street door war bulletin, enlivened by
pictures cut from the illustrated papers.
A piece of gray-brown cartridge paper about
yard square-of just that subdued and some
what artistic" tone which might be expected
in Great Russell Streets fastened with thumb
tacks to a board, and on this the pictures are
pasted, with their legends neatly typed under
meath. Here is one, for instance, of High
lander and young Frenchwoman:
HIELAND SOELZER AND PARIS BELLE
THE LAIDI IS AMUYZD AT THE
GARB OV GELD GAUL
A photograph Of the last boat 70 leave Os-
tend in the early days OF the war Is thus ex-
planned:
The laast SEEM at Ostend wood beggar and
bah deskripshon. No Morl No Morr Theez
wer the wurds az the lasbt boat left. Further
embarkaishon woz impossiUl. On the kee 5000
peepl still kamored, josld, fort for paisez. But
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13

we had NOR than 1000 soelz on board and
THAR woz hardli skwair foot wv rum unokyu-
pied. We had to leev them to THAR fait or
fortyun-the rapidli aproeching German okyu-
paishon."
Here are pictures Of Indians with transport
'myulz." Skull children cheering the feet
and the announcement:
"Kopiz ov our pamfets on Simplihed Spell
ing. together with kopi ov Mr.. II. G. Wells's
stori The Star in the nyu spelling. mai be OBJ
tanned free ov kost from the oisez ov the So.
seti, lst Flor. ENKWIERIZ INVIETED."
After passing these bulletins for many days
I ventured this morning to ring the bell of the
Sosieti's secretary. Instead OF the gray and
spectacled antiquarian whom you might expect
perhaps without reason-to find there who
should fling the door open but the freshest and
crispest young English girl you could imagine
"A very windfower and May morning Of girl
as convinced that simplifed spelling was
burning need and as eager TO add convert 20
the cause as II il were not orthography she
were talking about, but 'cross-country tramp
ing or tennis. don't know how many years
work it was going to save school children and
school teachers, and you do want spelling re-
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13

formed, don't you'" she demanded finally. as
it, in any case. there were but one answer 10
that. suggested that it might change fast
enough if left to itself, for after all, spelling
did change.
This struck her as tremendously amusing.
Not in Englandr she cried. Nothing changes
herep'
She gave me pamphlets and a petition blank,
and when suggested copying some of the bull
letins downstairs she promptly ran down after
the bulletin board and began to pry out the
thumb tacks. I'VE have TO drive them clear
in," she said over her shoulder, else they'd
take them away as we'll as the bulletin' It's
dreadful neighborhood for that!''
THERE" she said, having rolled the bulletin
up and tied string around it. we were going
to change it tomorrow, but we might just as
we'll do it to-day"
Among the pamphlets was "Litl Booc" in
beginning tu reed boocs"-a book OF nursery
rimes Here are one or two Of them:
Twincl ttuincl, iii star,
How / wunder uhot yu ar,
Up abore the tOlrld soc HE,
Lice diamond in the scie.
Tlrincl, tici,lcl, It'll star,
Ho,o runder phot yu ar
the cing rcoz in his counting house.
counting out his mum;
the queen icoz in her payler,
eeting bred and huai
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13

r ONDON, Feb. 1.-The Simplihed Spell
Ing Sosieti has It's Office In Great Rus
sell Street, Just across from the British
Museum II Is learned neighborhood full OF
shops devoted to Oriental literature, poets
whom nobody reads, and gray and gloomy
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13

and heavy airs that envelop London.
The war has not chilled the real OF the sim
pie spoilers. I'VE kan not stagnait," their last
feered the item wood seem so inauspis..us,
meni wood stat THAR penn with the uttered or
unutered thaut-'Ridikkyulus tu wuri eni gov
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13
How lie sWouldbe ePlaywrights
Through the Mazes ofEnSlish A.
and What Befalls Them Mean
while and Afterward.

vF YOU proceed far enough along old
Brsttle Street Cambridge, you will come
70 the home Of great maker OF Drama
fists. a man who doubtless has profounder
influence upon the trend OF the American
staee-viewed as native institution-than
any other one person. 1t is the home OF Pro-
lessor George p Baker. OF Harvard and Rad
olife.
A visitor who arrived very early ono hne
sharp morning found Professor Baker OF the
alert appearance of one who had been busy
since sunrise Caller and host sat down be-
fore vacant fue in room quite remark
able-really rather wonderful-in its gigantic
confusion of papers. manuscripts, books. This
was Professor Bakers study his shop. In it
there appeared much the same sort OF dis
array you would find in a carpenters shop or
in a snithy-s brave, unstudied, necessary
dsarray. And whereas the carpenter turns
out articles Of joined wood and the smith
fashions horseshoes and wagon wheel rims,
the man whose shop had been invaded moulds
playwright. It was honestly thrilling.
He a keen man, this maker of dramatists.
and inpressively clear minded. Also, he does
not appear In the faIntest degree pedantic.
He knows his trade so thoroughly that he is
not pressed into the necessity of reminding
one that he knows it.
Professor Baker approaches the study OF
drama as Wall Street broker would approach
a study OF market values and fluctuations. He
proceeds quite calmly. There Is much OF the
business man about Professor Baker. He does
not waste his time with generalities. He has
gone so far along chosen lines that he can at
length bring to any discussion OF the drama
a sort OF Socratic fairness and breadth Of view.
He impresses one as being man whose judg-
ment one could not flatter and whose criticism
one must prize.
There is a peculiar, rather deep, furrow in
his brow II stands there eloquently between
his eyes 1t might be called the furrow OF
recognition. Professor Baker appears to be a
man who can be counted upon to recognize
the basic and the superficial. assigning to hu-
man values their proper niche. Or if not all
human values at least all the values vital TO
dramatic art.
NEEDS GOOD MATERIAL.
Now, coming to Professor Bakers probes
sion 1t must not be supposed that he mag
netizes raw material and out OF it evolves
miracles Aspirants 10 instruction must be
seriously and entirely given over TO drama.
Preferably they must be already quite well
advanced.
"The man who merely thinks he might pre-
fer the drama to a novel or to a string OF SON
nets" declared Professor Baker. 'is certainly
not the man for me- ] can work only with
such as are utterly engrossed, those to whom
the drama Is vital--s necessity even TO happi-
ness. Edward Sheldon was of this type But
there are not q great many.
"On the other hand" he continued, expert
New-York tribune., 1916-02-13

Professor Baker which are urged upon the
attention of all who 20 to compose the audi
ences before which the Workshop perform
ances are staged and from whom criticism is
might apply to productions he sees in New
York:
First--Does the playwright leave you clear
as to his purpose, both as to theme and kind
OF play-whether farce, comedy or what! If
so, Judge him by what he has tried to do.
The question is not how you would have treat
ed the subject, but whether for you the au-
thor has succeeded or failed in what he has
tried to do, and why.
Second-Dont judge the play till all the
evidence is in. To-day too many audiences
let first or second act prejudice them for
against the whole play
Third-Don't trust your first impressions at
the fall OF the final curtain Before making
the report think over these instructive judg
ments, verifying them by details Of the play
which recur to you.
Fourth-Don't confuse the work OF the
thor. actors and producer in the success or
failure Of the play. Give each his share in
what must always be cooperative work.
Fifth--In praise or censurc try to indicate
just where in the play you find your evidence
for your conclusions and whether failure or
success lies in story, Characterization, dialogue
or structure.
Sixth--Be as severe as you like if fair and
specific.
CRITICS HELP PLAYWRIGHT.
The criticisms" explained Professor Baker,
"are signed as a guarantee Of good faith, but
the signatures are removed before the crit-
cisms are passed on to the playwright whose
production they concern. Upon these opin-