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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
GARMENT BADGE or lDLENESS
Real Significance OF Joseph's Goat Of
Many Colors" May Not Be Ger
orally Understood.

DO you know the real reason why
Joseph's brethren hated him and sold
him to q band Of Ishuaelites and into
slavery, and after first deciding 10
Stay, him?
You remember the story in Gene
sls-which, by the way, is the most in
teresting book in the Bible-that Jo-
aeph's father gave him a coat Of
many colors."
The father did not give the other
brothers coats or many coloTs, for, as
stated in the story, he loved him more
than the others.
Now here is the real reason Joseph
was hated:
"a coat Of many colors' Of that
time, in the land Of Canaan and ad-
joining civilizations, was a badge Of
idleness.
The sleeves of n coat Of many colOrs
came down almost to the finger tips
to indicate that the wearer did no
manual labor.
AS late as the French revolution in
Europe. and ever in our Colonial time
here in America, certain gentlemen
wore lace on their coat sleeves that
covered their hands, thereby indicat-
ing that so far as they were con-
cerned there was nothing doing" in
the way Of actual work.-Cottrells
Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Interested In STRANGERS.

Many OF the native customs men.
toned by "Merrigal" as Samoan or
Melanesian seem TO be observed All
over the western Pacific, the Sydney
(Australia) Bulletin says. The ex.
IRENE Difference to the chiefs was
practiced by the Maoris and Fiiians
particularly. In Papua the Trobrjand
natives are the only tribe with any
regard for the claims of high descent.
They never stand in q chiefs presence,
much less walk past him. The custom
OF placing a stone in a leaf on a path
as a n thorOughfare" sign is com.
mon in Papua.
A favorite trick there is to knot q
vine or long grass across the tracks
as q warning to go back. The north.
eastern Papuan welcomes a visitor by
feeling over and pinching the callers
arms and trunk, remarking at the
same time what splendid condition he's
In. Coming from a people who have
been and are, when they get q chance.
unblushing cannibals, this is rather
disconcerting, however complimentary.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Julius Caesar Tinid.

To find julius Caesar applying for
end getting exemption from military
service, as he has done at Spalding, is
something Of q shock. But this Is one
OF the names which prove that names
are not everything.
The most famous bearer Of it-at q
long interval from the great Roman.
julius Caesar, the old all-Ehgland
crlcketer. was Of an extraordinarily
nervous temperament. His colleague,
Calbyn, has told how he was always
afraid to sleep by himself at a strange
hotel for fear somebody might have
died there at some time.
Julie" was also in nightly terror of
fire, would never sleep in q room above
the first floor, and often reused Calbyn
at night with q Cry that the fire had
come at iast.-London Chronicle.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
FRANK M. ROOD,
Secretary of State
Strong Seasoning Harmful.

Tn IN article about food and g-ow.
Ing fat, q well-known doctor says in
American Magazine:
"When you continue to pour strong
mustard and other season;ngs into
your food day after day and week
after week there a be no question
that their effect is injurious. 1t is ex-
actly the same as If one used q drug
of some sort. Constant use creates
the desire to increase quantities I'M
til the amount used becomes positive
~ harmful.
"For example. every one knows that
when mustard or pepper Is put on the
skin the skin reddens and In a few
minutes a blister Is caused. And,
since the skin car stand a great deal
more than the membrane of the mouth
and stomach, you can well imagine the
effect upon 1t when you pour strong
mustards and peppers into your stom-
ach. So If you are prone to indiges-
ton and gastritis see If you are not
using too much seasoning in your
food.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
WHERE CATS ARE POPLAR
Shops and Restaurants Need pussy'i
Assistance 10 Keep the Rats
and Mice Away.

seats as commercial assets are sci.
dom heard off, said the Sidewalk Tour
list, out tabby is quite IN important
fixture with soma shopkeepe.5 and res
hurant propr.oto.s. Roaming around
the city, I've often been impressed by
the frequency with which eats APP
peared in fIuitererS' windows, and the
other day I entered = shop ana under
cover Of buying an apple asked about
the three cats I saw pcrchcd in the
store.
The salesman told me that cats
were indispensable in his line because
Of rats and mice. lie pointed out that,
if one of the rodents took SO much as
a tiny nip at m apple or pear, tho
value of the fruit was impaired: for
no u would buy an apple that APP
poared to have been nibbled. Tie de-
clarel that rats or mice would not eat
fruit If they could get something else,
but when their hunger became great
enough they would attack his stock in
trade.
Everyone has noticed the cats that
wander with faint 'meoWs' about res
tauraIts and sit patiently ut ones feet
waiting for a tithit. These animals
aren't there simply to give q honey
touch; they are working and waiting
for the rats that come for blocks to
get at The food. Many restaurants
have q galvanized iron sheet tackled in
nt the junction Of their Kitchens floor
and walls to prevent the animals
from gnawing a way into that depart
ment. After the dining places close
ut night and the chairs are stacked on
the tables, the mice or rats come out
to forage. 1t is then that the watch
cats are alert hunters.
"1fany hotels, especially OF small,
Eide-stroet type, maintain a staff of
cats TO patrol the corridors. Women
guests and the feminine fear Of mice
keep these retaincrs on the pay RON
The cat battalioas start out after mid.
night, and many times that d0lcful
wall that strikes your ears is not from
the rear yard, as YOU sleepily fancy,
but from the hall outside, where one
cat ~m0urnfully tells another how poor
The hunting is that night. While, Of
course, it is easy enough TO keep cats
In apartments, the task OF training
them 10 consider a shop or restaurant
as q permanent home is more difficult"
New York Times.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
FAMOUS OLD MIDDLE TEMPLE
Historic London Edifice Contains Ac-
tUaI Stage on Which Shakespeare
Acted Before Queen Elizabeth.

The hall Of the Middle temple, Lon.
don, contains a table made from q tree
presented by Queen Elizabeth.
The top is so feet long and 3 inches
thick and forms "the high table" for
the Benchers of the Inn. The dais on
which it stands is at the western end
OF the hall, and On the actual floor
boards of this platform Shakespeare
performed Twelfth Night for the
entertainment Of "the Virgin Queen"
who opened the hall in 1872.
The eastern end of the hall is occu,
pied by q magnificent carved screen,
finished in 1914, the upper part of
which forms the Minstrels' gallery.
The walls Of the hall are paneled to
a great height, and both the Panels
and windows above are richly embla.
zoned with the coats. of arms, dating
from the sixteenth century, OF legal
~luminaries, members Of the inn.
Among them may be observed the
arms Of Sir Walter Raleigh. Pcpys
and Of the present lord chancellor and
the present lord chief justice Of Eng.
land. Portraits by Vandyk. LeIv.
kneller and Murray, tog Their with
suits Of Well-preserved armor, greatly
add TO the mural adornment Of thia
historic edifce.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
What Old Glory Means.

When you hang out the colors spare
a minute to think Of it-of the places
1t has been, of the things it means.
1t has given new hope to the proud
and to the poor everywhere in this
world. 1t is the symbol and the
achievement Of the two noblest hu.
man attributes-strength and compass,
sion. 1t springs from the enduring
good that is In the heart of humanity.
1t stands for the liberation Of all men.
And it a lever fail, 1t can never
be humbled, because that motive lies
deep In every human consciousness,
as permanent. as sure. as inevitable as
tears or laughter or hope or faith in
God.-Philadelphia Evening Public
Ledger.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Frederick the Great

On the seventeenth Of August. 1876.
died the most remarkable sovereign
Prussia has yet produced. Carlyle de-
scribes him as q king without the ham
penings; no crown but an old military
hat and not godlike in physiognomy:
~close-shut mouth with thin lips, promi-
nent jaws, with a head of long form.
His face bore the evidence of MANY
sorrows and much hard labor. and
seemed to anticipate nothing but much
more to come; q snuffy nose rather
flung into the air under it's old cooked
hat-like an old snuffy lion on the
watch! and a pair Of eyes as no man.
lion or lynx OF that century bore. He
presented himself in Spartan simplici-
ty. This was Frederick III at home:
among the common people who loved
him, he was Father Fred--a name of
familiarity which had not bred con.
tempt in that instance. This portrait
strongly reminds one Of Kaiser Will
helm-because it is so Numerically
opposite.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Esprit de corps worxs Wonders.

Esprit de corps makes every French.
soldier feel proud to belong to his unit.
for he proclaims that his unit is the
best OF al in the French armies and
that all men OF this unit are q faa lot.
That esprit de corps viii mako them
perform wonderful achievements in o.
der to QUITO neighboring units. But
the eNaltation Of the morale is really
the work Of the cGilers; they are in
close touch with the men ana have
their confidence. They will point out
to them the reasons why they fight;
they VIII tell them why they must be-
confident o. success; ,hey viii give
them some indications rs TO how the
next battle Will be fought and the rea-
sons why q success is expected-name-
~, the great superiority in guns, in am
munition, in infantry and in morale.
that we shall have in this particular
sector. Then, as the training goes on,
the men will feel and realize their SUI
periority over the enemy.
Another sentiment which must be in
culcated into every fighter is q strong
hate for the Boche, a strong desire 10
meet him, to fight him and to beat
him.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Burn German Text Books.

M~arinette, Wis.-While scores Of
people looked on the German text
books formerly used in the MenoMonie
high school were burned In the public
square. thus marking the end of the
teaching Of the Teutonic language In
the public schools Of this city.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

OF the committee and served upon the Of
fcer charged and with It shall be- served as
the official party recall, a formal request
signed by the party chairman and secretary
that the officer CHARGED resign from said
office as promised ia his written declaration
as q party candidate. If the charges De not
sustained, the complaint shall be dismissed
and notice thereof served upon the officer
charged. signed by the party chairman and
secretary. Failure on the part of the officer
charged to resign. when thus formally and
legally requested. under his written party
declaration, shall constitute proof OF his
moral misconduct aud corrupt conduct and
the Office he shall occupy shall be declared
vacant by such party organization.
See. li9. Expense or Party Recall How
Paid) Tho entire expense Of invoking the
party recall. as herein provided. except the
expense c. the record shall he paid by tho
state IN case of national, state. congressional
and district elective Offices and federal and
state appointive offices. and by the county
in case OF county and legislative offices, and
By the municipality in case Of municipal
Offices.
Sec. 100. Auditing Of Fees ard Expenses
~ Party Recall.) Each memDer Of the party,
state and county central committees, as the
case may be, including the chairman and
secretary. shall be paid az the rate Of two
dollars per diem for each day necessarily
spent in said hearings and five cents for
each mile necessarily Travelled. in Poing to
and returning from said hearings. The
party chairman having jurisdiction Shall au-
dit all bills and file the same with the see
rotary Of state, or county auditor. or mum
cipal clerk, as the case may require. who
shall present the same to the proper author
ity for payment, which shall allow the same
and order them paid out of the respective
general funds.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Boy. Page Mr.. Burbank.

Atlanta, Ga.-A cornstalk In the
war garden Of M. j. Yarbrough has
just produced five ears Of corr and q
head Of wheat growing out Of one Of
the corn ears. Both corn and wheat
kernels are fully developed. The
samples" were sent to Herbert Hoo
yer. with pertinent comment.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25
Hospital sase at New yor,s.

A number of large structures In New
YORK city, including the old Greenhut
department store in Sixth avenue.
which has % acres OF floor space, have
been taken over BY the army medica!
department eor the purpose of creafins
~ hoSpitai base Of at least $4,000 hefss
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

Hazel--You know, Tommy, If we
marry you can't give me the best In
the land.
Tommy-rhsn ws2l e 70 SEE M
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

Municipal Clerk or Auditor
Enrolled Elector of ,-~.--.......-...~ Party
Judge OF Election.
Enrolled Elector Of ..-....-......... 81. Party
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

Sharon. Fn.--Mrs James Rasci wait
ed two weeks to report that e
had stolen $1,000 from her sewing ma.
chine drawer bank.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

virtue Of said vote the
receives the endorsement Of his parry nnc
the municipal resident patrons Of this Post
Office for, Postmaster. and we do most re-
spectfully ecomme him for appointment
10 this position.
municipal Seai)
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

This Is To Certify. That at a Municipal
Party Postmaster Primary Election held
under and I'm accordance with the provisions
OF tho party primary election laws Of the
state of South Dakota. held ne icity,
town or village)
in said State on the. ... ...-....da Of
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

Sec. ll2. Certificate OF Municipal En-
dorsement Of Party Candidates.) The cer-
tihcate Ct municipal endorsement OF party
candidates shall be in substantially The fol-
lowing form
CERTIFICATE OF MUNICIPAL ENDORSE
MENT OF PARTY CANDIDATE FOR
POSTMASTER BY POPULAR
VOTE.
DUhONd
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-10-25

.........-... received INC hIEhcHI
number OF votes Tor the position OF POST
master for the Getty. town or village) Of
.......... in said State. That by
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
WILDWOOD

Joseph Adamo, OF 1909 Pacific ave-
nue., is moving to Vineland today for
the winter, where he owns a small
farm. He will return with his family
in the spring, and reopen a shoe store
and repair shop.
Joseph Rienzi, II years old, son of
Michael Rienzi. tailor, ITO South Six
tenth street. Philadelphia, fell from
the third floor of an apartment house,
113 east Crocus Road, Wildwood Crest,
on Wednesday afternoon. Joseph was
playing on the porch and fell to the
street. DIR. Adams was summoned
and he rushed the boy to a local hos
pital. Examination revealed hat the
boy had a COLES fracture and internal
injuries. Word was sent to the father
and he arrived here this evening.
Mrs. Harry J.. Herbert, who has been
living in Philadelphia for the past year,
has been down in her cottage on west
Young avenue, for s week or so. She
entertained over Sunday Frank Her
bert, Mr.. and Mrs. Hauser, and their
daughters, and Mrs. Lyons and son.
l.. II. Boyer has resumed full charge
of the Hotel Fen wick and expects to
keep the hotel open all winter.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
FIREWORKS THAT PLAY
BIG.PART In BATTLES
American AViatOrS have Flares
Giving 5000 Candle-POwer

The old time Fourth of July evening
with its pin wheels and red flares, Ro-
man candles and rockets, has b%equeath-
ed all its pyrotechnics to the service
of the American soldiers In France.
Fireworks-most of them made by girl
workers in New Jersey-are playing a
vital part in the war, and Yankee in
genuity has devised many new ways
OF employing them.
For instance, our aviators on night
raids are now equipped with a new
giant parachute flare that hangs at a
height of 1000 feet and with its 400, 000
candle-power beams lights "a, 776 $50
square feet of enemy territory so bright
ly that no objective a hide from the
aviator's bombs.
There arepistol rockets, ground flares,
smoke signals, fireworks of all sorts,
In nightly use. How they are employ
ed is told in q most interesting article
in the Magazine Section of the Phila-
deIphia Public Ledger next Sunday.
The same issue tells how "Wonder
Man, Holden, as head of the central
supply station In Philadelphia, performs
administrative marvels in feeding,
clothing and equipping a large part OF
our overseas forces.
The issue will also contain the latest
dispatches from Raymond G.. Carroll,
describing the activities of Pennsyl-
vanis troops at the front, and many
notable special articles.
Reserve your copy in advance, by no
tifying Ted Schott.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
Initiated Kopenick Captain.

An extraordinary instance of Teu-
tonic servility where uniforms are con-
cerned has occurred at Essen. A par
Ity Of three armed individuals, two in
soldiers and one in a policeman's uni
form, made a round of all the schools
of the town, representing themselves
to be authorized to collect the chill
dren's satchels. They paid a trife in
each case for the leather straps at
tached to them, and carried away their
booty. After a few days, the whole
affair was discovered to be a swindle.
"How it is possible that this could
have been carried on for days without
anyone having the courage to chal-
'lenge their authority remains one OF
the mysteries of the war;" says the
Rhenish Westphalian Gazette.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
Women as AvIators.

"Out of a thousand women who
want to fly" says G. G. Gray. Lon
don aviation expert, "you might find
one who has the right kind Of nerve
for flying. A great many women
learned to fly before the war, but
never came across more than one
who could really fly. She was a very
exceptional woman altogether. In the
United States Ruth Law was the nrst
woman 60 fly from Chicago to New
York. She came of an acrobatic fam
fly. Katherine S~tinson, another Amer
lean girl, nearly completed the same
feat recently. But for n woman OF
this type you have thousands hystcrt-
cally anxious to fly, and they wcGld
only break their necks as well as gov
eminent property and be a general
nuisance"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
WILDWOOD CREST

Word has peer received that H. w.
Rose, who sustained serious injuries
two weeks ago, in an automobile acct
dent near Plaipfield, is recovering and
is now able to sit UP in bed at times.
Mr.. Ross and his chauffer were on their
way from Elizabeth to Plainfield, and
their car was struck by a fast New
York train, while they were Cross
ing the Philadelphia ana Reading rail-
tracks near Plainfield. Both men mar
rowly escaped instant death. One OF
Mr.. Ross arms was broken and he was
rendered unconscious from shock for q
long time. Mr.. Ross is superintendent
of the U. 8. airplsne factory at Plain
field, and Is occasionally called to the
one at Elizabeth.
Theodore Hampton, of 1922 n. 10th
street, Phila., has been a frequent call
er at the Crest Fishing Pier this sum-
mer. While he isn't an angler him
self, yet pleasure is found in seeing
others made happy. Mr.. Hampton
has been a guest at Barnett's New Cen
tire house for the entire season. This Is
his twelfth year in Wildwood, seeking
quiet and health in this ideal resort.
Mr.. Hampton was at n time con-
nected with a big mercantile house In
Philadelphia, but suffering a nervous
breakdown, he has since been compell-
ed to forego any ctive|participation In
business affairs.
John McCracken, the Crest Fishing
Pier manager, left on Wednesday last
for his home at 1850 n. Franklin street,
Phila. During the winter he will re-
sumo his work at the Y. M. G. A. branch
in the northwestern part of the city,
as athletic instructor and manager of
amusements. Mr.. McCracken went
away delighted with the results of his
summer duties here as manager of the
fishing pier
r. E. Johnson, and his wife, OF l34
w. Sweet Briar road, will not join any
travelling theatrical company for the
coming season, but will remain in the
Crest for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
johnson have had an extensive theat-
rical experience. Owing to the new
draft law, Mr.. johnson could not feel
sure of filling any engagement this sea-
son in his profession, as he is subject to
registration and call at any time for
| Government service.
Joshua Ruby, 70 years of age, a vet
eran Of the Civil War, whose summer
cottage is at 120 west Wisteria road
has decided to stay at the Crest all
winter with Jesse E. Werner. Mr..
Ruby's cottage is not suited for winter
use. Hence the change. Mr.. Ruby was
a member of the Pennsylvania Re-
serves, organized by Andrew g. Cur
tin, and saw three years active service
from 1862 to 1865.
At the auction sale of Wild wood
Crest real estate on Monday, August
Goth, Ephraim's Island in Sunset lake
was sold to H. G. Dunlap, of Wildwood
Crest, for the sum of $4,000. The ares
of this island is 4422 acres, and located
Just across from the H. B. Yacht Club
Mr.. Dunlap is connected with the Dun
lap Printing Co. ofPhiladelphia. Mucf
speculation 10 rife as to what in thu
world Mr.. Dunlap wants with Eph
! RAINS Island.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
One soot Was All Right.

Robert was promised a nickel by
his aunt if he kept clean when he
went out to play, as company was ex.
pected and they wanted him to look
his best. The tiny chap, however,
got into a coat pie and was a sight
to behold. His aunt said such a dirty
boy would not get the nickel. Wkt-
fully pulling out the lining 0f his wee
pocket he said: my pocket is clean,
anyhow"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13

1t is the intention Of the congrega-
tion to procure a location and erect a
synagogue as SCOT as funds are secured
and general conditions will permit.
Subscriptions and donations are COM
ing in with considerable regularity
from people of all religious sects and
denominations and the officials hope
soon to be in a position to procure a
site so that as soon as wal conditions
will permit the erection of an edifice
can be commenced.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
Boy Scout Meeting

A meeting of the Wildwood Boy
Scouts will take place in the city hall
next Friday evening, September goth,
1918. Every Scout Is urged to be pres
ent In uniform, and be accompanied
with his dues.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-09-13
Peculiar Form of Cruelty.

Telling ghost stories was the charge
brought against her husband by a
woman seeking a divorce in Tfchnock,
County Waterford, Ireland. The wom-
an asked for a divorce on the grounds
of cruelty. Questioned as to what her
husband had done, the wife explained
that her husband was always telling
her stories to the effect that the ghost
of his former wife haunted the house.