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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-13

from farther down the stream warm
advocates. The Roberts county men,
bers while not interested in the Sioux
river feature OF the bill got in on
their drainage troubles around the
foot of Lake Traverse, and altogether
with the Jim river people breaking in
to the game the situation was decided
ly heated for a time, but the bill went
down on the last vote in the house
on any bill in the session, this be-
ing put on for the finish with the
certainty of a fight over its provisions.
The closing day of the session was
taken up to a large extent with the
conference work of the committees on
the free text book bill, which was
fought over in its features as to state
or county adoption and uniformity
After a long contest in which the
members of both houses were gener-
ally given an opportunity to tell their
views and announce that they were
in absolutely no way influenced by the
book trust in the stands they were
taking, the requirements of the coun-
ties to furnish free text books was
adopted, and whether there should be
county or state wide uniformity was
left to the future.
In the work of the session the State
College at Bookings was given ma
terial financial support, even if not all
which was asked. and Watertown fin
ally won enough of an appropriation
to begin work of improvement on the
proposed new insane hospital grounds
at that city, but failed to get through
the bill which they were boosting to
allow counties to vote on building
soldiers memorials at towns in the
counties, such memorials to be monu-
ments, auditoriums or "such other
buildings as may be decided upon"
which was declared to be an elimina-
ton of the stock pavilion" feature
which killed the bill the first time it
came out, but which would not save
it the second time.
Apparently the work of the session
was generally satisfactory to the men,
bers and the adjournments left no
particularly sore spots to heal up,
which has not been always the condi-
ton when a session closed.
S. A. Travis.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-13
LEGISLATIVE DOlNGS

Pierre, S. D.. March 9, 191s.-Wher
the future history OF the state Is re
corded the members of the sixteenth
legislative assembly will stand with a
record which no other session has
eve reached. They have stepped or
along new and untried paths, and their
future political standing will in many
cases be measured by the work of the
session. They have taken up AMI en-.
acted legislation which would not
have been considered but a few years
ago, and which has yet to be tried out
in its practical working to really
measure the results of what has been
done by the session. Its members will
in the future stand as the foremost
opponents of the policies adopted or
be glad to forget 1t according to the
in which their efforts work
out in the final test. They stand as
believing that the state may and a
successfully take UP efforts which
have been In the past given over to
private enterprise and capital and
matters In which the state had no
for the state, and it is now for the
men who are to be placed in charge
of affairs to make them a success.
The departure is no more radical than
were the bank guaranty and rural
credits acts, which are working out
practically and successfully in the
state, and while the steps taken Mt
this time are farther forward, they
are no more untried experiments than
were the measures mentioned. in fact
South Dakota Is the only state in the
union as yet which has dared ven
ture into the rural credits field, and
the Soldiers Aid Land Act OF this
session attempts to go a little farther
and start the man without capital in
to farming IL he wants to make the
trial badly enough to meet the condi-
tons. as well as to loan him money
on land he already owns.
Most Of the work was along the
lines Of 'endeavor authorized by the
people when they made radical
changes In the constitution at the last
election. The cement proposition Is
one of these. which many people of
the state believed to stand at the head
OF all the plans proposed. The sue
cessful opening up of a plant and the
manufacture OF cement by the state
means a heavy expenditure as does
the other improvement plans, but il
the state can reduce the cost OF &C.
but a few cents a sack, the re-
TURN will soon pay all the cost Of
back to the state. but the
,eonle will get q greater dement, IN
he price they are required to pay for
his product which IL becoming more
nd more IN demand every day In con-
truction work Of all kinds In the
Probably - important is
he hydro-elsctriC communication to take
- necessary steps toward develop
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-03-13
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Council Hall
City OF Brookings March 3, 1915
City council met in regular session
with Mayor w. HI. Leighty, Aldermen
Beals, Callahan, Halvorson. Hoy. John.
son, Moberg. Randall and Wiley pres.
ent.
Minutes of last regular meeting
were read and approved.
Committee on claims made favor.
able report on the following bills.
Brookings County Tel. Co.,
collections. . ...........$ 80. 90
w. II. Leighty. salary ....... $500
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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
MASS OF W0NDROUS COL0RS
Beauties of Sea-Gardens Along the
Massachusetts, Coast Are Almost
Beyond Description.

Along the rocky coast Of Nahant,
Mass. the tide. rising and falling
through a distance of nine feet, leaves
as 1t recedes, quiet pools In the holes
and crevices at the base of the cliffs,
where flourish little worlds of marine
plant sand animals. OF these tide
pools of Nahant, the "Agassiz cave"
contains one of the most beautiful Of
the sea-gardens of the northern shore.
Completely covered at high tide. at low
water the mysteries Of its recesses are
revealed to wondering human eyes.
Many-colored star-fishes and sea
anemones. gorgeous sea weeds, fragile,
pink-hearted hydroids clustered In
flowed-llke masses, delicate pink fronds
Of coralline. iridescent. violet-tipped
Irish moss cleaning like jewels in the
sunlight. and velvety green clusters OF
sea-lettuce-these are some Of the
beauties of the tide-pool. All have
been exactly reproduced In the Ameri-
can museum. under the direction Of
Roy w. Miner, associate curator of the
department of inyertebrate zoology.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK

gsTHE mountain that was God" wrote
i John D. Williams. mount Big
Snow" said The Indian. At any rate,
the most wonderful mountain In the
United States.-its hoary-headed peak
piercing the blue sky to a height Of
almost three miles, while its base COW
ers hundred square miles of territory.
It's isolation, standing alone as 1t does
Instead of in " range, makes Its might
ness all the more impressive.
Uncle Sam created a national park
around it and thus preserved 1t as one
of our greatest sights, so we can all go
and see 1t and wonder for ourselves.
Like all volcanoes, Rainier built up
Its cone from the material thrown out
from Its interior. But terrific explo-
sion destroyed Its conelike top and
greatly reduced its height. 1t has not
been In eruption for nearly so years,
though steam Jets sometimes melt the
snow at Its summit and hot springs
now from ltS DaSo.
Twenty-eight glaciers, born from the
snow which covers the mountain, ra.
dlate from Its peak and form one of
the largest known glacial systems.
From these great ice fields there natur-
ally lead of numerous streams and
rivers which lind their way. through
beautiful canyons, to the lower alti-
tudes. Below the glaciers, In an open
space which circles the mountain, grow
millions of gorgeous wild flowers, pre-
senting beautiful spectacle as well as
marvellous contrast to the snow
above. Below the flowers are dense
and immense forests of fir, spruce and
cedar.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19

body knows-since 1t has been sound.
ed to a depth Of 1000 feet and no bot
tom found, there bubbles forth about
100000 gallons of 135-degree hot
water, possessing untold medicinal
value, every "a hours.
This health. fount was discovered
by wandering band Of Indians. When
the white man came he named 1t 'Blg
Horn Hot Spring." because the water
was finally tumbled over 40-fOot cliff
In a beautiful waterfall to the river
below. A city was built by the river.
They called it Thermopolis (Hot City,,
because of its nearness to the spring.
The government purchased the tract
on which the spring is located in 1887.
Washable, chief Of the Shoshone,
agreed only on condition that por-
ton of the water be reserved forever
free for public use. Later, when the
government coded the land to the state,
the same clause was inserted In the
patent. Thus this great nature-made
anti-tOxin for many Ills which beset
humanity has been preserved for the
use of everybody for all time. A nat
ural admixture of sulphur, lime, mag
nesia, iron and silica, this water pos
sesses exceptional restorative proper
ties In the treatment of blood and skin
diseases and rheumatism.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK.

GLACIER is one of the newer of our
" great Outdoor museums" or ma
tional parks. Scattered throughout Its
1,4OO square miles is a tumble of noun
tains, glaciers, rivers, lakes and water
falls which looks like ''the Great
Builder had left the odds and ends Of
his world making here In one disor-
dered heap"
A newspaper man tOiled hard to
reach the top OF one of the skyland
trails. Resting on boulder and look
ing far out over the forests, across a
flower-carpeted valley to superbly
beautiful mountain lake, he declared
he had discovered "Where God sat
when he made America"
The dominating feature of Glacier
is It's magnificently carved mountains.
1t contains some Of the most tremen-
dous panoramas in the world. Some
of its peaks remind one of cathedrals.
others of forts and castles. The suns
and winds of hundreds of years have
tinted their SUBMITS with varying
hues. Often their sides are covered
with great, slow-moving glaciers-lce
fields, some of which travel fully FIVE
inches in year. Between or below
them are splendid forests of pine. The
meadows between these wooded
patches are riot of wild flowers.
But the supreme beauty of this park
is its mountain-hemmed, mirrorlike
lakes, fed by glacial streams which
tumble down the mountain sides. often
in tall, ribbonlike falls of great beauty.
Add to this an occasional glimpse Of
Swiss chalet (fOr the accommoda-
ton of visitors) and you have an un-
beatable combination for the true lover
of the wild and the beautiful.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19

commended, and when outbreaks are
particularly bad the use of the hopper
dozer is advisable.
There are three or four generations
of the green clover worm a season, ac-
cording to the bulletin, which allows
ample time for the insect to increase
greatly In summer. The caterpillars
are killed in considerable numbers by
natural insect enemies, but this
method of control can not be relied
upon for protection Of the alfalfa
crop. The alfalfa should be moved
when the insect Is In the caterpillar
or worm stage-from ten days to
three weeks after the time Of the APP
pearance of the moths in great album
dance. To insure success the field
should be left as clean and bare as
possible in order to remove the food
supply and any shelter protecting
them from the direct rays of the sun,
which hastens their destruction.
Clear Fields OF insects.
If these measures can not be carried
out without injury to the alfalfa,
either from premature cutting or too
prolonged delay, wait until the alfalfa
is ready for another cutting. II ought
to be possible. however, before the
summer Is passed. to clear the fields
of this insect In this manner.
In the eastern states premature cut
ting often results In permanent injury
to alfalfa, especially while II Is young.
and for this reason the cutting Of this
crop much in advance of the normal
period is not recommended.
As the caterpillar feeds on many
different plants. ditch banks and fence
rows should be kept free from weeds.
The caterpiIlars have been caught
readily by dragging a field with hop
perdozcr, such as Is used for grass
hopper outbreaks. II does not hurt the
alfalfa when not used to excess. and
win catch many injurious insects
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
OUR NATIONAL CAPITOL.

IT is but fitting that America-the
i greatest nation In all the world
should have the finest capitol building
on earth. The architectural beauty Of
our national capitol building at Wash
ington is most impressive and, for capl-
toll purposes It is said to surpass
every other building In the world.
The base of this immense, SYM
metrically shaped and imposing edifice
tests on a level plateau, at an eleva-
ton OF 81 feet above the historic Po-
topsc river. The building faces the
east and is about one mile distant
from the White House. The corner
stone of the original structure, which
comprises the central portion of the
present building and is of Virginia
sandstone, was laid by President Wash
ington on September Is, 1793-125
years ago. Later, when 1t became
necessary to enlarge the building, two
additions or wings, of Massachusetts,
marble, were added. President Fill
more laid the corner stone; Daniel
Webster was the orator. These wings
were burned by the British in 1914, but
were restored. The original building
was completed in 1927.
The present structure Is 751 feet
long and $50 wide. It covers three
and one-half acres. The central por-
ton Is surmounted by one of the most
graceful. pleasingly shaped and mas
sive comes in the world. This dome is
2S7 feet. high. 1t was completed in
1865. 1t weighs more than 100000
pounds and is topped by statue Of
Freedom almost 20 feet high.
The total value Of the building and
grounds is estimated at $25, 100000.
(Copyrfxht 1919 Western Newspap per Unionl
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
GOVERNMENT SHEEP
FARM EXPERIMENTS
Several Important Results OBJ
tanned on Idaho Ranch.
Flock Handled In Same Manner as Are
All Similar Bands in Hands OF
Wyoming Stoekmen-Work
to Be Extended.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agriculture)
Several results Of importance to
western sheep men have been ascer
tained by experiments at the govern
ment sheep ranch near Dubois. Idaho,
which has been In operation two years.
Formerly II was customary for range
sheep men to discard ewes which did
not bear lambs when two years old.
Extensive investigations by the depart
men Of agriculture have developed
that such ewes are just as valuable for
future breeding as those which bear
lambs as two-year-olds.
Individual records are kept on the
government sheep ranch relative to the
weight of fleece, length of fleece, char
acter of fleece, fneness Of fiber and
mutton quality Of each animal, while
detailed account Is maintained Of the
offspring of each eve. The particular
utility of the results obtained arises
from the fact that the flock is handled
just as are all similar bands of sheep
In the hands of Wyoming stockmen.
Experiments are being conducted to
develop type Of sheep more suitable
to the western range conditions than
the types now prevalent. 1t is hoped
to extend this work in both mutton
conformation and length and weight of
fleece.
There are at present about $500
head of purebred Rambouillets, Lin
coin Rambouillets, Cotswold Ram
bouillets, Lelster Rambouillets and
Romney Ramboulllets on the govern
ment ranch. Crossbreeding expert
ments are being conducted with all
these breeds and crosses, as well as
the use of purebred Corriedales, which
have been mated with crossbred ewes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
EARLY FRUITS MOST DESIRED
Light Soils With Southern Exposure
Are Best Adapted fer Purpose
Liable to Injury.

Early fruits are usually most de-
sirable. and light soils. with southern
exposure. are best adapted for that
purpose. Light soils. however. require
heavy fertillzing and more mulch In
summer. They are also more liable
to injury to drought. As rule, they
produce lighter crops II clay soil Is
used for early berries. It must be well
drained. Is more difficult to prepare.
natures later crops. and Is not 50 ia
yorable for winter protection II earii-
ness Is not q consideration. then one
hould not hesitate TO use any soil,
arorlded It can be made rich
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
ST. Cross, Winchester.

Kings Lambourn; Alexander Pope, a
boy from fair Twyford village, musing
already upon the nature of man; John
Keble of the christian Year." from
his vicarage at Hursley; John Keats,
from over Hazeley Down, with the
"Ode to Autumn" fashioning itself In
his mind:
Where are the songs OF spring-aye
where are they?
Think not of them, thou hast thy mu-
sic, too,
While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying
day.
And touch the stubble-plains with rosy
hue
and-matching the best of these In
genius and In charm-the gentle au-
thor of Emma" and "Northanger Alb
hey" from her modest home by the
cathedral close. Truly a goodly FIVE |
Hereabouts the path mounts awhile
from the river bed, beside hedges,
that are vocal with the soft fiutter Of
wings, the fluting of hidden birds, and
the sudden stir and rustic of small
hedgerow life. Drawn by patient
brown ponies, slowly mounting the
HILL come two gypsy-carts, green
painted, from whose rlckety chimneys
long wreaths of blue smoke curl up
ward and vanish. The weather-tanned
nomads. each at horses head, the
cheeky, eager-eyed, tangled boys be-
hind them, the momentary gllmpses Of
"home," caught through half-open
doors, leave somehow, a sense Of al
Turing vagabondage.
A moment later I am down In the
valley meadows again, where going is
not easy over those winter sodden
ways. But what matter mud and
water, when every copse is bursting
into leaf, and the young spring carols
In your ears? Even the pink pigs cease
from their noslng on the bank, to gaze
and grunt acquiescence. Two gray
mares cock their ears, and stare; a
speckled trout splashes from under my
very feet, ankle-deep In the flood that
pours joyously through every water.
gate. Across bridge after bridge,
wading rather than walking, l reach
terra flrma again, and soon am resting
beneath the big yew tree that stands
beside Twyford church.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
KEEP MANURE UNDER COVER
Amount Of Moisture In Pile Can Be
Regulated Much Without
Danger Of Leachlng.

The advantage of keeping manure
under cover. whether piled on the
ground or In pit. is that the amount OF
moisture in the pile can be artificIally
regulated and with less danger OF
teaching than IL 1t lies on the ground.
In the open pit. surplus of moisture
can not result In loss through teaching.
but unless water or liquid manure Is
pumped frequently over the pile II
win fire fang through heating. WITH
both teaching and heating guarded
against, manure can be kept for con-
siderable periods without serious de-
terioratIon In fertility. However. II 10
always best to get manure onto the
fields and under the surface as soon n
practical. The best place for manure
to rot Is In the soil.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
The Wonders
of America
THE "sEA.eoINe" RAILROAD.
By T. T. MAXEY

YEY WEST is nearer the eastern
n terminus of the Panama canal, by
almost 300 miles, than any other Of our
gulf ports. 1t is separated from the
main land by the Florida keys-a more
or less disconnected string of islands,
composed largely Of coral and lime
stone.
To reap the benefit of its strategic
position, however, direct and quick
transportation with the main land was
necessary. A railroad was the an
swer. It's construction was considered
impractlca3le and impossible. But
there are reen who will undertake any
thing. The late Henry M. Flagler fur
nished the funds and the work was be-
gun in 1905. Men from many cllmes,
material of many kinds and new meth
DDS of construction were called into
service. The winds, waves, torrld
sun, many known and unknown fac
tors had to be grappled with and
ooAfCNs LNNh Hdtult lilu " Do ONCh-
come. The construction must be storm
proof.
From Homestead, where the extern
sion begins, to Key West, It is 1913
miles. Jumping from island to island
are IL miles of concrete arch viaducts
and six miles Of steel bridges-one of
which contains 243 spans. The con-
struction of the line on tho islands
proper was comparatively simple.
Joining the island by rail was the
tlckllsh Job.
Thanks to the genius, grit and un-
firing efforts Of the engineers. one may
now enjoy the heretofore unthinkable
and unique experience Of riding from
Key West to Miami in about ave hohrs
on train running. for the most part.
over water ipatead of on land.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
THE AMERICAN DEAD SEA.

IF YOU can imagine lake 100 miles
i long, % miles wide, with an average
depth of 20 feet-60 feet is the great
est depth recorded-almost 100 miles
inland and 4,250 feet above sea level.
you can form some conception of this
world marvel-Great Salt lake.
Its waters are six times as salty as
the ocean. Put five bucketfuls In a
tank, let 1t evaporete and one bucket
full Of pure salt will be left. A bath
in Its buoyant waters is both delight
full and exhilarating. Saltalr-an Inn
mense, crescent-shaped. domed and
lowered bathing pavilion-has been
built out into the lake 1000 feet from
shore.
The lake contains eight islands. Four
rivers empty fresh water into it, but
It's surface neither rises nor falls. Hav-
ing no outlet. 1t gets rid Of the excess
water by evaporation.
Scientists figure that the lake con-
iains more than S.000.O00.000 tons Of
salt and almost s00.o00.00O tons Of sui
plate of soda. Allowing 60 tons to a
carload. that would be 133.S33.333 cars
Of salt and 13.3S3.3S3 cars Of soda.
Assuming 10 feet as the average length
Of freight car and you have a train
Of salt 1.O10.l01 miles long and train
Of soda 101.O10 miles long. The aver
age speed Of a freight train Is about 20
miles an hour. Running at this speed,
day and night. II would take the two
trains over six years to pass a given
point. The value Of these cargoes
would be probably $4,000. 100000.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
Ended In Smoke.

was a member of the summer col
ony In q small New England town. We
were ever In search of novelty. and
toward the end of the season decided
to have a play and give the natives q
treat.
The whole town came out. and 1--WE
thought) were duly impressed. At the
climax the hero stalked In, brandish-
Ing n document. and. In a dramatic
voice, cried. II have the papers" Then
voice from the back row beloved,
Il have the makln'sI" That. Of course,
ruined our play.
Needless to say. We attempted no
more Chicago Tribune.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-09-19
RAISE MORE BREEDING sOWS
Remarkable Evidence of Expansive
Power Of Swine Numbers In
Practical Farming.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Even greater than the record num-
Der of breeding sows on farms in the
United States a year ago, the number
on April l this year reached the UNI
precedented total of 100000, accord
Ing to the bureau Of crop estimates,
United States department Of agrlcul-
ture. While the average gain for the
whole country over last year Is only
0.3 per cent there were gains greater
than this In most of the states and as
high as per cent in California. DE-
minished numbers In the great swine
states of Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska.
Louisiana and Oklahoma are sufficient
to leave barely a gain to the United
States as a whole.
Under the pressure of the necessi-
ties of the war the breeding sows on
farms April /, 1918 had been raised
95 per cent over 1917, remarkable