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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
FOOD SUPPLY CONFERENCE

President e. c. Perisho Of State Col.
lege has returned from st. Louis where
he represented South Dakota in a ma
tional conference of isnd grand col.
lege presidents from tklrty-two states
called by Secretary Houston Of the
United States department Of agricul.
ture for the purpose of outlining q pro-
gram to increase the production Of
foodstuffs. The shortage Of food sup
plies Is serious and must be met by the
American farmer-this fact was
strongly brought forth in the confer
ence. according to President Ferisho.
This country has alreay consumed
more than It's 1916 wheat crop OF six
bushels per capita. and has been draw
ing up on the reserve supply for some
months. The meat supply IL short
also. there being more than ave mill
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
LOCAL N PERSONAL

Lest we forget next week clean up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Burns were Sun.
day visitors in Aurora.
Mrs. Fred Buckley, of Aurora, visit
ed friends here Sunday.
Sheriff Miner was at Volga Wed
nesday evening on oficial business.
F. M. Ellis with a party Of land
seekers left Tuesday for Underwood,
N. D., to look over the country.
Mrs. M. B. Aldrich is back from Bis
marck. N. D.. where she spent the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. T. C. Mad
den.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Stevens. of
Iowa. arrived Friday for an over Sun
day visit with the formers aunt. Mrs.
M. d. Orhrans.
Fire early yesterday morning des-
troyed the fne high school building at
Pipestone, MINI. The loss is around
$780, Only a small portion of the
manual training apparatus "a saved.
The origin Of the are is unknown.
Piles are being driven near the
round house in the local Northwestern
railroad yards preparatory to putting in
a new ~turntable.. It is expected that
quite a lot of improvements will be
made in the yards here this year.
Friends In Brookings have received
cards announcing the arrival Of Shell
don skinner Coo at the homo Of Prof.
and Mrs. H. 8. Coe at Washington. d.
c.. on April 9th. weight eight pounds.
The Register joins their many friends
in congratulations.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

j. s. Nicholson writes the Register
to change his address from Houston
to Beaumont, Texas, where he has pur-
chased the Plaza Hotel in company
with w. c. O'Leary. Beaumont is a
live and prosperous city of thirty-fve
thousand and having a large inland
port. The Register trusts that Mr..
Nicholson will succeed In his new
venture.
Miss Clara Johnson, at n time a
resident of Bookings and stenographer
at the Dairy Department of State Col
lege, died at Monrovia, Calf, April
9Th, and the funeral was held on the
9th. She was a very charming young
lady and had a host of friends here.
Five years ago she was compelled to
give up her work on account Of tuber-
culosis and has been a resident of Cali
fornia since with the hope Of regaining
her health.
H. Johnson, of Kansas City, Mo-, J.
Burris, of Kirkwood, ILL.,, Howard Davis
and wife of Kirkwood, ILL.,, R. E. Knox,
Of Alpha, ILL.,, Fred Ross and wife, OF
Kirkwood, H.. Sam Ross and wife, OF
Kirkwood, ILL.,. and E. E. Mclaughlin
Of Alpha. ILL.,, are here to begin a
sales campaign for Sapo, the great hos
food. These men and ladies have hat
charge Of the eastern distribution fol
the Whiting Manufacturing Co. ani
are expert in their work. E. H. Beck
stead, the general field manager, will
join them here Saturday.
The Whiting Manufacturing Co., O
Chicago has opened Offices over Ken
dalls drug store and Messrs. c. c
Erie and S. M. Sawyer will have charg,
Of it. This is the company that MAN.
features Sapo, the famous hog food
~Brookings will be the western dis
tributing point for the company an,
also the western sales center. A larg
force Of statesmen will have headQuar
tiers here and will thoroughly cove
the two Dakotas and Minnesota. MI
Whiting. the president of the company
is expected here Saturday to go over
sales campaign with Messrs. Erie an,
Sawyer.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

arrange that the work in Physical Drill
for Girls will consist of two hours
Physical Drill and hour First Aid
each week, the three hours to count for
one full credit, the same as Military
Drill for the men.
Citizens Of Brookings, no matter
how we feel about the war, we all feel
the same about human suffering and
the desire to alleviate it. Lend your
support to this worthy movement and
join your local chapter today.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

lion less hogs for instance, than we
had in 1916.
President Perisho outlines as fol-
lows the work of the st Louis confer
ence:
At the first session it was agreed
that our work should be confined to the
following four topics:
1. Production and labor.
2. Distribution and prices.
3. Economy and utilization
4. Effective organization.
A general committee of fifteen, con-
sisting Of the secretary of Agriculture
with two additional men from the fed
eral government, together with repre-
sentatives of the land grant colleges
and commissioners Of agriculture, was
selected. Under this general commit
tee a number of subcommittee were
appointed. After two days of almost
continuous conferences, the conference
unanimously agreed in it's general re-
port upon the following lines of action:
1. The farmers responsibility in
this great war cannot be estimated too
highly. for the greatest need now is a
larger food production.
2. The food supply must be increas-
ed in the United States for our own
consumption, as we'll az for the Euro.
pean countries.
8. The meat and milk supply Of our
country must be increased.
4. The school children Of both city
and rural schools can take an import
ant part in this work.
s. The seed and fertilizer needs as
well as the farm labor problem is. q
serious one and must be carefully con
sidered.
6. The questions of the coming har
vest emergency and the proper market
ing Of our crops is Of vital Importance
Z. Almost universal greater economy
in table service, as well as in clothing
must be emphasized at this time.
Under general organization the con
ferance recommended that there shoult
be cooperation with the Nationa
Council Of Defence:
/. A small committee composed o.
practical agriculturists who would
spend their time at Washington, D. c
2. A large committee for each state
selected by the federal officers.
8. Small committees for each state
appointed by the governor.
4. Local committees.
The conference was unanimous In
recommending that congress should
pass at once an emergency a~ppropria
tion Of $25. O00. 900 to be placed at the
disposal Of the Secretary Of Agricul
ture for the purpose Of more efficiently
carrying out this campaign for in
creased food supply and the proper
conservation of such production.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19

in farm management, S. d. State col
lege extension division:
The records of As farmers or ranch
ers in your community showed for this
year that % of the men who did not
have purebred bulls made S1,O51 for
their work and the % who did have
purbred bulls made $1,3O8 labor in
come.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
PuREsRED slREs PAY

How much will 1t pay me to buy q
purebred bull? This question was ask
ed In the range country.
Reply by w. A. Ostrander, specialist
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-04-19
ORGANIZED RED CROSS CHAPTER

Continued from Page One)
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20
Continued Next week3
A HALT Truth.

From The Chicago Herald.
Every now and then some ona rises to
remark that the people do not war.
ment: TIL American people don't want
war and they probably win.
something. else even less than war. Con-
fronted with q choice of evils. they might
choose war as the lesser. Az between an
-abject surrender Of national rights and
even a resort to war itself, the might
find the latter more tolerabIe, more honor
able, more patriotic.
Americans have always been a peace
loving people. We assume they will re-
main 50. In the pursuits Of quiet Indus
try. and orderly life they will continue ITO
find h best rewards Of effort and the
realization Of the highest ideals. But the
time q not come when this fondness
for peace has degenerated into peace-at-
any-priceism.
Nobody wants war. Nobody wants tho
against us with her ruthless submarine
campaign. Unfortunately, a nation can
not always avoid what It doesn't want.
it anyway; The nobody, wants war;
argument Is q half truth that deceives
no one.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

he had found nothing to fear in all
the world, it welcomed everybody
who approached him and, be-
cause he had nothing to conceal
from the gaze of men, it was radi-
ant with delight.
He is not only beautiful" said.
a bent old man che IS the hest.na.
tured young man who ever has
trod the Happy Highway!"
HE is so," agreed an old
woman in a funny little treble
voice. "And all OF us must keen
him happy forever"
Thus it came about that the
young mans days and nights were
perfect, for all the joyous COM
pany needed the old woman's ad-
vice. Care never came neal him.
and pain could not touch him.
AS he strolled along the high
way, men and women of all ages
brought him wonderful gifts and
did him service and pleased him.
They arranged it so that the pur-
pie plumes of lilacs shaded him
always from the MONDAY sun, and.
as he walked, red roses, the red
dest roses that bloomed, swayed
forward from each side, and,
moved by unseen hands, washed
the air with their fragrance.
At night somebody - anybody
he chose-fanned him with fans
made of the leaves of blue-purplc
peoples, for sleep. Always, when
he slept, he was housed in sumptu-
GUS places, and his pillows were SO
soft that, as he rested his head up
on them, they did not disturb the
lovely ringlcts Of his hair.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

the meetings Of the delegations al
the central points, for the special
trains, the brigades Of children.
the singing clubs. Why, it's like
turning the whole country upside
down. That g what it is! Wash.
ington is the goal of everybody
who can travel! Nobody ever saw
anything like it before. The hum
of it, the stir of it, the thrill of it
is already here, in the hotels, in
the streets, in the corridors Of the
capitol! And all because a man
with fire leaping through his veins
has sprung to the head of a ire
mendous movement = has made
the movement"
He smiled at her half whim-
sically.
"And here I am scared half to
death!- Why he isn't, I can't UNI
derstand."
Mrs. Kane struck the tablecloth
with her chubby fist.
"Why won't he tell us?" she
demanded in desperation. "Why
won't he tell you? Why won't he
tell Edith about himselff"
"That's what I don't under
stand again." he admitted, "why
he doesn't tell Miss Mallon."
Mrs. Kane had an inspiration.
"He may tonight!" she ex-
claimed.
81 wonder" Waller said slow
ly, IF that is why she wants to
see him."
They made their plans for the
evening. Waller would have Smith
there by Z o'clock, and Nellie and
Edith we're to come in at 8. The
apartment house was a small one
on an unimportant street. It
seemed simple enough.
For the remainder of the after
noon Waller worried not about
the meeting that evening but
about the general outlook. He
could not shake off his belief that
the other side knew something
that would hurt the agitstor. And,
when he considered that, he
thought also of the minority of
haters which might become over
night a majority.
"The public" he concluded
gloomily, sis a fool. I ought to
know. I've been writing for it
long enough. But if they throw
this thing down now, they re
crazier even than 1 thought -
which is going some"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20
CHAPTER TWENTY.

All of it was done so quickly,
with such deftness and skill, by
Mrs. Kane that Edith found her
self alone in the room with the
man she loved before she quite
knew how it had been brought
about. She had come in with
Nellie and had spoken to both the
men, and Immediately Nellie, ex-
planning that she must see the
tapestries Waller kept in his
showroom" and talking glibly
and uninterruptedly all the while,
had whisked Waller out with her,
closing the door behind her.
A long, high backed couch was
set before the open wood fire, and
behind the couch was the table
bearing the reading light. The
glow from the flames was almost
as great as that from the lamp.
The room, with its medley Of
%colors, its conglomeration Of fur
niture and ornaments from all
parts of the world, was in itself a
curious expression Of isolation, 81
lence, withdrawal from other peo-
pie. He felt somehow that never
before had he been so entirely
alone with her.
They were standing, facing each
other, in front Of the fire. As the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

Claude Perrault was one of the rare
sion Of medicine to that of art. He was
in 1913. being the brother Of
Charles Perrault. the noted barrister'
through whose influence he became
architect Of the Louvre. The calonnade
Of this building. which he erected, is.
regarded as one Of the finest creations
Of its kind in the 18th century.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

Cinnamon is mentioned In Exodus
xxx. %. as one Of the component parts
of the holy amounting oil which Moses
was directed to prepare. In Revelations
xviii. 10. 1t is enumerated among the
merchandise OF the great Babylon.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

NSA W pue AAliA UOWu anu OuC w
morrow morning. They go, as
have told him, on the theory that,
If they can hurt hirn. they can hurt
his cause"
"But do you believe that"
His answer was very slow.
Mrs. Kane, there's nobody on
earth who can tell how the Ameri-
can public will receive a fact or
even a bare assertion of a fact.
Here in Washington we learn that
If we learn anything--that no.
body can foretell what the public
will or will not do to a man for this
or for that"
Mrs. Kane's CHEEKY Auffiness
was submerged in solemnity.
"You mean" she asked, elf
they could discredit him, this dem
~onstration, this parade, all that it
means, might fall throughf"
II mean just that" he replied
with great ea~rnestness. "I mean
it's entirely within the realm of
possibility that, if anything were
brought out tomorrow-whether
it were the truth or a lie, makes
no diference-to create the i'm
preston that John Smith was an
unworthy man, the whole business
would crumble up, fall fiat, and
the crusaders would never cru
SADIE. l say it is possible"
II wouldn't have believed it,"
Nowadays" he elaborated,
1.-THE people look once at the plat
form and twice at the leader. 1t
may be unreasonable, but it is
their habit-which we cannot
change"
Mrs. Kane went back to her
mission.
But Edith insists that she
must see him."
Very WE'LL" he said. As you
suggested, nobody would ever
think of their meeting at my
apartment. Besides, there will be
four of u.s."
Mrs. Kane laughed.
Your acceptance of the situa-
ton, after your gloomy forebod-
ings, amuses me-" she explained.
He produced another cigaret
and regarded her closely.
MAY / conide in you-ab-
solutelyi he asked, the drawl 60
ing out of his voice.
absolutely" she assured him,
somewhat surprised by his solem-
nifty;
"The thing that keeps me ter
rifed all the time, utterly fright
ened,'' he sid, lis my belief that
they'v We got something on him
now
Got something on him now
What do you meant
"That they know something
about this blessed, mysterious
past Of his, about which we know
nothing, and that they're going
to spring it on him."
Wheni'' she inquired in big
eyed amazement.
Whenever it suits them, when
ever they think it's the psychol-
4Ogical moment"
What do you think it isl"
II don't know what it il, " he
confessed "butI believe they We
got something-something real.
Honestly, Mrs. Kane, I believe
they 'vc got something true. /
don't want to believe it, but l
do,
Cholliewollie looked sad, actu-
ally grieved. If he had stopped TO
try, hAs could have counted up
how many years it had been since
he had allowed himself to feel
sorry tor = public man. His bore
blase emotions were fail
ing him. Mrs. Kane, watching his
face Attentively thought. he
seemed tired:
oh, Mr.. Waller Ahe said,
feeling some of his unealness.
Wiihths 10 dsyswefe ever,
|that'1all bsIeDIisd a1ittlepetu-
|lantly. 9n6ugA ID ont tie
k1S - d1mt-th1Ssn6-
- ~ Va 6f6sn6W snoiSf
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20
thing very important"
She did not answer.

Ollie ulO UOC 0uSWcF.
us therei" he asked after a
pause.
She turned to him and smiled
slowly and brilliantly. All Of a
sudden he was tremendously
aware Of her charm, her loveliness,
the fragrance of her, the mystery
lights Of her eyes, the sweetness
that was hers.
every important" she replied,
the words coming through the
smile. II think, Mr.. John Smith,
it is merely another case of a
woman pursuing a man."
Her eyes, smiling, held his gaze.
There was a little catch in her
voice.
my Lady Bountiful!" he man.
aged to say.
She turned from him and looked
into the flames.
"There are only 10 days left"
she began with wonderful direct
ness, "and I knew you would
might want to know that the
woman you--you love-that her
spirit is with you-always."
She fell silent, the reflection of
the fire stealing under her lowered
lids and making new lights in her
eyes.
A red rose dropped from her
corsage and slid from her knee to
the floor. He picked it up swiftly
and slipped it into the breast
pocket of his coat.
II WISH" he said, his voice
breaking, III could tell you that
l love you-how much l love you,
my-My Lady Bountiful."
"And I understand" she MUIR
INJURED. "You cannot"
"No; l cannot"
She looked at him, turning her
head with a quick, imperious mo-
ton. He saw that there was in her
eyes the hint of tears.
But" she said, "that doesn't
make the slightest difference to
me. Some day you can"
"Do you feel that"
II know it," she answered, her
trust absolute.
II wonder sometimes" he said,
"why we do feel SO sure of--of the
future"
For an instant she laid her left
hand, light and tremulous, OH his
coat sleeve.
"Tell me-" she asked, "what
your attitude about it is-ex-
actly."
He laughed.
CAN ! can think Of ncw," he
protested, lis the wonder Of your
love for me-your acceptance of
me on trust. [ did not know, 1
could not realize, there was such
heroism in woman"
"It is not heroism, she denied.
1T is merely that I love you-and
that you love me. That, also, is
why we both know that ultimately
happiness must come to u.s."
Yes; that is why" He looked
at her as religious devotees look
at sacred things, from afar, or as
lovers of the beautiful at a work
of art. Somehow, l am con-
WINGED that the doing of the work
before me will bring it's reward.
That reward is you. both of us
try to serve others. Surely that
is the only real way in which we
can serve ourselves"
She started, remembering what
Vetter had said-almost the same
thing.
IF you will listen, if it will not.
tire you,' he went on, "I shall tell
you a story, my own story of my
idea of what this life, this service,
must mean in the end"
She recognized the growing ar
dour in him, the enthusiasts COM
ing to the surface, the breaking
forth of his peculiar strength un-
der the influence Of what she had
said to him.
"Ah,'' she breathed, "do tell
me-"
She leaned far back in the cush-
ions, sometimes screening her face
from the flames with her upliftedi
hand, now and then flashing to
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20
CHAPTER xx.--{conunued).

IlCu.
''surely," she said, "you don't
object to that!"
cob, no."
He began on his salad.
"Tell me-" she persisted, "what
arc you thinking'"
"Tell me-" he %countered, els
this meeting n necessity? You
know, this is the last day Of No
vember. There are only 10 days
befor. the big affair.""
az don know that it is a neces-
Gty. | do know that Edith is very
anxious for it---and she must have
q reason. What possible harm
could it dot"
"Probably none," he admitted,
the drawl in his words making
them sound reluctant; possibly
much. l don't believe in his TAX
ing any chances. / don't believe
in his doing anything from now
until then except work on this
demonstration"
"Tell me what you mean--and
don't, please, talk SO much like a
Chinese puzzle!"
che is being so closely watched,
90 bitterly attacked; that is what
/ mean. And a clandestine meet
ing-oh, 1 know this could not
be misconstrued by people in their
right senses, but not all are in
their right senses now. And poll
tics turns out some incredibly
clever liars, Mrs. Kane. l would
not, for anything, have it known
that he and she had met anywhere
but in ....r own home-just now"
"She thought of that" Mrs.
Kane explained, fortifying herself.
s1'hat is why we picked out
your apartment as the ideal place.
Nobody would ever suspect her of
going there. She and / would go
together. Later you and he could
come in. Besides, she says she
must see him."
Perhaps" he agreed after an
other period of thought, lit can
be arranged-safely."
why are you worriedf' she
came back to her question. 81
thought you considered him i'm
pregnsble in this thing"
No man in public life is i'm
nNnrrnC h1n A~mrk -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

That the ancient ~orientals made use
of wine made from the late palm tree
is evident from Herodotus, Strabo and
Pliny:. This tree. once abundant in
Palestine, Ia now rare.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

The temperature of southern Austria
liza varies not more than 20 degrees
during the year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-20

ISSNAAoA 0eAOA6tA NAAc
der the influence Of what she had
said to him.
"Ah," she breathed, "do tell.
me-"
She leaned far back in the cush-
ions, sometimes screening her face
from the flames with her uplifted.
hand, now and then flashing to
him = look Of understanding OF
appreciation, while he talked, his
voice vibrant, low, more musical
than she ever had heard it.
This is the fanciful, beautiful
story to which she listened: &
The .youngman who travelled
the Happy Highway wore on i
finger Of his left hand i ring of'
gold, wonderfully wrought and
set With ! pale, translucent emer-
ND. knshis apparel was ike that
|of . king 8 son. And the sunshine,
creeping into the ringlets Of his
hair, became wAvy, vibrant gold.
Tho smile OF the young man was
the most beautiful the other bill
grims On heHappy Highway ever
bad ZEN, Since nothing Ii his
eonseience reproached hin, &c Was.
pnblemished ~ grief; lnd, ince
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-05

One of the prettiest social affairs of
the season was given last Friday eve
ming in the Congregational church par
Tors as reception to Rev and Mrs.
Tontz who left Monday morning to
make their home on the Coast. The
parlors Were charmingly homelike,
carrying out so daintily the color note
OF white and green. An interesting
program of music and talks appro.
pirate to the occasion were given, fol-
lowed by delightful refreshments. In
the receiving line with Rev. and Mrs.
Tontz were, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Hart,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. King, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Tweedt and Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Slaugenhaupt