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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-16

George turned dumbly to his mother
and Isabel shook her head reassur.
tngly. People are always starting
rumors." she said al haven't paid
any attention 70 this one
But yoo-you've heard hr be
stamrnered.
-Oh. one bears ali sorts Of nonsense.
dear. / haven't the slightest idea
that IRIS true"
Then you have heard it,
George turned pale.
Eat your dinner. George" his
aunt said sweefly. Food VIII do Won
good. ] didn't say I Knew this rurDor
was true. ! only said ia heard IT,"
Fanny. you're O hard-hearted crea-
tnre." Issfei said gently. You really
are. D01t pay arp EtteztS0n 10 her,
Georgs- Fred Klr1eys ely a clerk
II his UDcSes hardware place: he
c0rle1t EzzrrJ for s~z-Ts IL any
body ws1sd seeept hnr
Gecrge Sxeath<s rE-ultr01ssy. 81
conf care snyTh11g ahEzt 'sgesr
WHAT'S faar xsr co 10 with lty7 he
said AAs Thoughts sppearnx 10 be
somewhat dtsconnecssst -.Azes.' cont
nsssa any-atugf 7 onsy want 70 know
II wz1e % Know 7 want He
st0gp~G
Yen zzsIst finish pour dinner. dear
his sExTaer Urged. ~Dan'r-
Il have snlshss. I've eaten an I
wEnr s0n'r saac aay more than I
wanted ] csn't wanG-I- Re rose.
stu incDhersHt. 7 preSer-T want
plesse exe9Se nz@
He left The sgena. and a r&ynsens
later the scree1s 0u-xi6~ the open
front door were h~ar9 70 sGara-
Fanny Yea S~h0ulda't-
"Isabei. don't reproaca ne. He I'D
have plenty Of dinner. and I only told
the truth: everybody has been say
ing"
I'VE don't actually know there
isn't" Miss Fanny insisted. rzgfinx.
"We've never asked Lucy"
Il wouldn't ask her anything 70 alb
surdi"
George would" Georges father re-
marked. That's what he's gone TO
do"
Mr.. Minafer was not mistaken that
was what his son had gone TO do.
Lucy and her fathcr were Just rising
from their dinner table when the
stirred youth arrived at the front
door OF the new house. II was a cot.
tage. however. rather than a house:
n Lucy had taken a free hand with
the architect, achieving results in
white and green outside and white
and blue inside 20 such effect Of youth
and daintiness that her father com.
planned or too much ~springflme !"
The whole place, including his own
bedroom. was a young damsel's bou.
doir, he said. SO that nowhere could
ne smoke a cigar without feeling like
q rufian. However. he a smoking
when George arrived. and he encour.
aged George to Join him In the mas.
time, but the caller, whose air was
both tense and ~preoccupled, declined
with something like agitation.
II never smoke-that is. I'm sell
dom-I mean.e no. thanks" he said
II mean not at all. I'd rather not.r
Aren't you well. Georger Eugene
asked. looking at him In p~erplexity.
sHaye you been overworking at col
lege? You do look rather pa"
II don't work." said George. ~
mean I don't work. think. but I
don't work. ! only work at the end
81 the term. There isn't much to do.
Eugene's perplexity raj little de-
creased and : tinkie Of the doorbell
AFFORDED him obvious relief. aIt's my
foreapan." he said. looking 1t his
watch. .Ill take him out In the yard
~ TIM. This n no place for ! tore
mnn.s And Ne departed, leaving the
s1lving room'' 10 Lucy and George.
~What's wrong. Georger' me asked
NN&@tW
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-10-16
A. Turner. printing and sup.

h A Turner, printing and sup
plies $3.50
John Alton. xpr ..,...... l5,42
l. Ii Rllick, postage ,.....,, 500
81 : Johnson. postage ...,.. 1000
Mabel Trooiep, postage $500. 1000
John Alton. postage ...,,.., 1000
Y Il Welch. postage .,..,... 22n
Y II Wesch. court certificates $3.50
John : Anderson. road work. 96.40
Nra. Mckee expens ....,. 100
" ". Levitt. road work.. 1860
" W Levitt road work.... 1890
: Il Minor. road work ..... $500
W W Levitt road work ... 5000
" W. Levitt. road work. ... $3.50
Eav,la h Davis. road work.. SIS
Walter Bonlheck. road work. s4S.S0'
Nske LAWN. road work ..,... s7.0o
Arthur Greenwood. road work 1855
5oNa Lynch, road work.. 64.50
= y Scutaard. road work. I0S.00
TIE quarterly justice report of O.
n SlmklnS "a NJ motion approved
z2G fees therein allowed as follows;
1oAa 7 Nolan. Sherin'S fees.S s4S0
o n Slmkins, justices fees. 1850
VIZ, Mckee. hsilif ......... 1000
\ Lynch. witness fees. 420
Forrest Simmons, witness fees eco
Clarence Heath. witness fees. go
Ss2y Arneson. witness fees, e.20.
Paul Catcher. witness fees. go
T. n Moore. witness fees go
The quarterly report of u. Sharp
Was OF motion approved and fees
herein allowed as follows:
n sharp justices fees ......S 50.95
The following claims were audited
and allowed:
Henry NsgSl2d road work
with enSsre 1850
NJ Rumple. through his attorney,
Mr. Eldsm. appeared before the board
protesting against the building of a
cGIye-T OF THE section line road be-
tween Sections % and 80. of Winsor
township The board after listening
20 The protest as set forth. and having
fully considered the same, passed the
following notion:
IL was moved and seconded that no
change in the road or culvert on the
section line road between Sections 20
and 3, Winsor township. be made until
the same has been examined by the
county highway superintendent and the
commissioner OF that district, or until
further orders of the board of county
commissioners of Brookings County,
:. D.
The roll being called, all members
Of the board voted aye, the motion
was declared carried.
The board on motion adjourntd to
100 o'clock p. m, Tuesday, October
21st, 1919. H. C. Halvorson,
Chairman of the County Board.
Attest: John Alton, County Auditor.
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subsequent legislation relating there
10. The price viii be ISL per ton, free
on board cars at loading point or lSa,I-t
Farmers are to pay in addition freight
to their shipping points.
Applications for part of the nj
trate bought by the government wiz
be received only from actual farmers
or owners or holders of farms for use
on their land. and may be made
through County Agent Warner or
through any member OF q. local com
Elittee consisting Of G. y, Greenman,
Norwich; S L. Fwald. New London,
and Frank Avery, Bozrah.
No money will be required with the
! application but upon notice from the
authorized representative of the de-
rartmenr O. agriculture farmers who
! have signed applications must deposit
with local bank association. or in
F, diyidual, designated by the secretary
/ OF agriculture to act as the farmers
| agent for that purpose. money to cover
| the cost of the fertilizer except the
! freight charge. In practically every
case the money viii be paid to Co.
/ Nitrate Distributor designated by the
/ department of agriculture. Nitrate
will be shipped to distributors on sight
draft with bill of lading attached. Dis
| tributors will pay drafts, take up the
( bills of lading, collect money from
! farmers and distribute nitrate to far
mers. Arrangements have been m21e
Ito secure a large quantity of nitrate
! and il is believed that all reasonable
! requirements can be met.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-09

The list of patents issued by the
United States patent office to citizens
OF Connecticut, as contained in the
Official Gazette dated Tuesday, Nov.
&c. 1918. are as follows:
Charles A. Bailey, Cromwell, toy
pistol: Robert z, Bone. New Haven,
paper padding apparatus: Herbert E.
Sadly, Grotou. valve for submarine
boats: William W. Dean. Stamford, de
vice for obtaining Predetermined
speed Ctilree patents]; LuciUs n.
Diehm, West Hartford. trigger me
cbanism for firearms; Henry 7. Goetz,
Waterbury. air valve casing: Charles
a. Hartfisl New Haven, auxiliary
tread for pneumatic tires: Albert F.
Holiday, Nausatucl5. pressure roll re-
lease for clothes wringerS: Albert Z.
Holiday. Naugatuck, clothes wrinser
clamp; EolIir G. I4ewis. dial for COM
b7nstion locks: Paul Martin, Hartford.
autonrobfle cover: Ross NJ. G. Phil
lips, New Haven. gas furnace: Joseph
A. Savage, New Haven. spark plug;
John H. Shaw. New Haven lock: Geo.
Z. and w L. Shenard, West Hartford,
carbureter: George p. Thomas Bridge
port, attachment plug: William D.
Throop, Norwich, switch mechanism ::
William r. Wstrous. Chester, manu-
facture of manicure scissors, Thomas
G. Loufselle. OakviIle. and A. L. Le-
page. Waterbury, adjustable valve
grinding tool.
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UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
bWAkES.

When you 20 TO the fields 90 you re-
ar.aa what q part the little children Of
tho cedar grove play i'm the affairs Of
life Tlrv are our Christmas trees and
what DELIGHT they afford the children
Gurue Christmas tide
& $40 knew the little cedar better it
would he o Joy 70 US al the time. The
1uIn cedar tree holds its foliage all
r.e year round and is a friend to both
man and the birds. It's bronze foliage
and green berries make it a pasture
decoration I'm The b'aakest days Of win
TOR and how The birds seek their shell
ter ir times Of storm and stress.
po you know the range Of tho robin
ard rhe cedar tree are tho same that
they nest I'm IL in summer. and seek
i.- va.mth and shelter in winter, and
thar IN reality The bird and this bush
seem 20 he inseparable
VIVA. energy and power they have
70 outivo the storms and many gen
sraHou- of men, and they lend their
hear, 20 u5 70 hold the load with
WINCH vo write and they have d
fragrance which TO men is balny and
br7ctne. though reDelant to many in
ecg.s that arc pests 10 our habita-
ZION How little they ask and how
much they r.ve-thoy viii take root
and thrive in the rrerice Of a rock for
B. hundred wears.
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Four Minute Contest.

America has opened wide her doors
to the foreign element. America was
the leader OF modern nations in DEM
oc-aCy, and now we owe a great duty
to our country.
The worlds war began Aug. I. 1914.
But America did not enter the war
until April 6, although she broke her
on February 8. 1917. We were entire
~ unprepared for war, for your safe
ty and your rights.
Our country had to raise an i'm
mense army and a great amount of
money for rnunition, food, cis~ning and
shelter To do this the government
must raise millions of dollars.
So the people were asked to buy
bonds, thrift stamps and war savings
certificates. This is not giving, but
1T is saving. A government bond is
really a piece Of paper which looks
like our $50 or $1CO bill.
II is larger, but is similarly printed
on engraved plates. In q certain sense
these bonds are receipts for the Dor
rcwed money signed by the regularly
elected officials OF the government
and promising TO pay interest at a
certain rate per year and TO be re-
deemed in ten years.
The money invested in these bonds
, is safe. On the bonds the interest be
comes due once in six months. These
bonds are called Liberty bonds be-
cause the money is used to preserve
American liberty, or independently,
won in f776.
| Since the present war commenced
! our government has already borrowed
| four times by mems Of Liberty
bonds. This money has been used and
more is needed.
The government bonds were sold q
! tie banks in the United States and in
/ many stores and business houses. You
I DO not have to pay ali at once for a
| Liberty bond. Bonds could be bought
! on installments. The cost Of the war
! has been estimated TO be $500, o00,-
600, 000
| The United States has issued SIS
! $50 GOO 600 worth of Liberty bonds. It
has loaned $7.912, 1885,. SIS 10 the al
| lies. This money has. been raised by
| taxation and by the people patriotic
! ally responding to the Liberty bond
drives.
And now in all probability they will
| call for another Liberty loan to main
tain the arnv left in France. If the
! fifty Liberty loan is called for I make
q patriotic appeal to YOU to save mon
ey and ;cnd it 10 the government to
| help to pay the gallant soldiers ans
sailors who have fought our battles tc
| save our liberties and our country
| Buy one or two or three; nothing
could be wiser. You vii never rue it
| THEORA MAE BENNETTE, Age 70
, Ashford
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Better Boats.

Our steel ships of the future may
be built electrically. When this hap
pens it will mean that rivets and rivet
driving will have given place TO the
electric welder, and in all probability
it will happen, for recent tests noted
in the Electrical Review have proved
that elecaric welding is stronger.
cheaper. quicker, and produces bet
ter boats,
Up to this point the riveter has at
tanned a speed and a skill almost past
belief, yet it is claimed that with
four TO six weeks experience at
electrical welder one wetde'. can do
the work OF ten rivete-s.
The speed Of the electrically weld
ed ship also has something OH tina:
Of her riveted rival is she has no pro
jeCting rivet heads TO catEe friction
as she cuts Ler way through the wa
ter.
If the old method was reasonably
confident of turning out shipping fast
err than German submarines could
sink them, the new wa is dead sure
OF it.
RAYMOND AVER, Age Il.
Norwich
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Danielson
Fred's Winter Sports.

It was on a December morning when
the snow was on the ground. When
Fred woke up he saw the snow on the
ground. He dressed himself up, went
down stairs, and are his breakfast.
after his breakfast he went out to call
his friends to come out to have good
time sliding, They all said that they
wanted to go on the biggest hill which
was White hill. When they came on
top OF the hill Fred took mis- first ride.
He went down half way then he tum-
bed over.
Then came his other friend, John.
He went all the way down. and so did
the rest Of them. They enjoyed the
riding very much and went on their
way home for a little lunch.
After lunch they had 4 snowbal Il
fight There were four on each side.
On Fred side there were Fred. MARY.
John and Annie. On Jacks side there
were Jack. Alice. Pete and Helen. Fred
shouted One Two!! ThrecNt Got"
Then they threw snowbails at each
other. On Jacks side Pete and Helen
got hit in the eye, On Fred's side
Mary and John got hit in the face.
Soon Fred's side won. because he ha j
seventeen snowbaiis left and jack
had only ten Then they started for
home. And that ez5cd the wonderful
time tho had
E,f, ~ e,rl+
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had had a long journey on his skates
and was now resting.
Suddenly. without any warning, he
was surrounded by q crowd of yell
ing Indians. His quick eye at once
saw that they We're on the war path,
and that they belonged to j tribe that
we're strange 10 him.
He knew ttat his life hung upon 4
thread: many 81 arrow was fitted
to tho string. and several tomahawks
were raised near him. He never
show the east sign of tear, but ad-
dressing them in mixture of In
dian tongues. he asked hem why
they we're on his hunting grounds.
One of the tribe understood him,
ard through him the chief said. THE
grounds 10 us. his children. and it is
the paleface who inJrudes upon
them"
TO this Beaver Jim replied. THE
Great Spirit takes carr Of all his
children. The red men AKA pale fac
es are brothers,
Just then one of the Indians no
ticed the skates, and asked what they
were fog,
A ray of hope darted through Jim's
mind as he answered THE Great
Spirit has shown the pale face how
10 make wings. so that be can skim
the ground as the bird skins the
air"
The Indian gave a grunt and ex-
pressed a wish 10 try them. So jim
fastened them on the Indians feet
and started him. instantly he fei
upon the ice Not disuaye1, he rose tC
/ his feet after several failures. only &c
! fall as before. Again lie arose, but
I was no sooner on his feet than he
/ fell
| All this amused the Indians. They
made Jim try them. He played qIeer
antics at first Next he begged his
| gun to support him on the ice, Their
he began to make large circles until
they were very wide, then with a
! shout and d veil he started off with
/ the speed of an arrow.
! The indians were so astonfshed
! that before 6 bow could be sent
/ Beaver jim vas out OF react.
| HELEN NACEL.
( JeEetr CITY
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Plainfcld
New Years Eve.

The SIM was just sinking behind the
snow-clad hills. Three little children
trudged merrily up the hill with their
sieds. Their bursts Of merry laugh
fer rang through the frosty air. They
were on their way home. The thoughts
of good supper came before them.
When they reached their home, cuddl-
ed down snugly between the hills. they
put their sleds away and and ran in
TO the house.
Mother was busy getting supper and
hrnrning soft tune to herself. The
children removed their wraps and
helped mother get supper.
After supper had been cleaned away
and dishes done, a huge roaring fire
was built IN the fireplace. The whole
family gathered around the comfort
able Maze and told stories and popped
corr.
Out of doors the wind whistled and
blew very hard as it could to disturb
the little white house among the hills,
it could not dc it. n
ALICE JOHNSON, Age II -
Norwich.
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Why We Must Send More Food Than
Ever to Europe. .. 81


Dear Uncle Jed: The children CT my
aemner 18th 1913, and different chill
dren were given pieces 70 speak, and
this is mine:
Mr.. Hoove- left for Europe when. the
aI7nistice was signed. The greatest
part Of Europe is in rri1s caused hy
war ~
We VIII nave enough food for
Europe if we do not use too much
for ourselves. We have not enough
food for amin as, as We are short Of
5000 .001,00 tons. We have plenty
of beans, peas, and pork, but We are
short of dairy products and vegetable
soup. .-...
The German government has not
only taken food animals away from
her people. but has lef$ them to
5tarve, we must bring back their
natural life and health.
America has good viii for all ma
tons. The shortest and s1Irest way
to show our good will is to share
food with those who need it
America is one OF the rioSest ma
tons in the world The only way to
pay a debt is to work and save. When
the kaiser and his high c,shctals saw
that utter defeat was at hand they
signed the arnistice and FED to Hoi-
land leaving the people to do the
best they could, Or to die Of starva-
ton.
We must save the world from an
archy and starvation.
MARGIE GAEAN, Age II.
Uobyrfaw0
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The Lost Crab.

One sunny day in June a little crab
wandered off from his home on a
sandy beach. He had told his sister
crab of his intentions the day before.
His mother had often told him not to
20 far from their home in the sand.
Bug, like some children who get tired
Of staying home ne needed not her
warning. So this bright morning he
started off very happy. not thinking
OF any dangers. He had gone what
he thought long ways, and, being
rather tired. stopped to rest and to
look about him. He found himself
surrounded by a long stretch of green
grass and there ahead of him was .
spring of water. The little crab LONG
ed to bury himself in the sand he had
left so far behind him and 90 to sleen.
Instead he was destined to keep 90
ing.
Poor, silly little crab He did not
know the dangers ahead of him. How
hungry he was! He began to looS
around for bugs and worms. 1t was
growing dark and the little crab did
not Know which way o,turn. Far off
in the distance he could hear strange
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noises al of which he did not under
stand. At last he could go no farther
and so was obliged to stop. After a
while he fell asleep.
When he woke up he felt himself in
some strong jaws and was being car
ried along. But the crab knew how
to use his claws. He snapped them
on the monsters neck and chung on
with all the strength of his little body.
The monster let out a deep howl and
shook the crab off on the ground, This
done he turned and ran as fast as he
could
The little crab knew no more until
morning. Then he realized that he
was back to the same beach where
he started from The monster in his
fright had dropped the crab only 4
little ways from his own home!
Oh, how happy the little crab was!
Surely that was his mother and sis
ters in the distance. He hurried over
to them, glad to be n his own home
near his mother and Sister crabs. And
must say that he didn't ever try to
leave them again.
CAROLINE c. LAYTON, Age 10.
+ Age 10.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-09

1t was the night before Christmas.
Nan was thinking OF what she would
get, Then she thought of the poor Bel
gian children. She called her mother
and said Mother, / do not want any
Christmas toys this year"
Why asked Mrs. Smith
Because I was just thinking Of the
poor Belgian children and what they
would get You know, mother. that
the Belgian children are poorer than
we are
That's right" said her mother.
Well what would you like to do for
Them" asked Mrs. Smith.
Well said Nan, 81 would like to
give them all my old clothes, and my
last years toys" --
You may" said Mrs. Smith,
So they packed up the gifts and sent
them away.
Nan soon received a letter, thank
ing her very much.
MARY BAUER,
PIainfeld
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town hin After a nice ride Of about
a couple of hours we arrived there and
after resting while we thought we
would climb to the top Of Lantern Hill
It was a rough walk up, but our eff
forts were not in vain, for when we ar
rived at the top, we had a grand view
of all the country.
I also saw the place where the sc1sw
jumped off in order to get the whis-
key. Whether this is true or not /
don't know. Soon we came down and
had dinner. My. how good the food
tasted after our walk
When we got home every one
thought they had very nice time.
EDITH II. STROUSE. Age II.
Norwich .-
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Johnny's Letter.

One day the postmaster brought
Johnny a letter. All for his own self.
Wasn't he surprised? 1t was from his
father. He ran in the house to tell
his mother he had a letter from his
father and that he was going to read
it to her every word. When he had
finished he let his mother read it out
loud to all his brothers and sisters.
He said he was going to keep it all
his life. Do you blame him? l don't.
EDITH COLLIN. Age T.
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Peace psy in Neu York.

I was in New York when peace was
declared. A more beautiful scene
could not have been Witnessed.
Fifth avenue was the center of
saiety. The banners waved in the
breeze as the multitudes beneath them
went or their way shouting and laugh
irG, Soldiers and sailors kissed ali
the girls who happened to be in their
reach.
Horns were footing and whistles
were blowing
This scene will always be remeua-
bered by all who beheld it.
EDNA FRANK. Age IL.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-09

Lantern Hill is so called because in
earlies times there used to be hung on
the top of it q lantern by which ships
were guided.
One day last summer my brothers
and sisters, aunt and uncle. and in
fact, most all OF my family, decided 10
go to q, clam bake at Lantern Hill We
hitched up and started out at seven
o'clock, going by the way of Swan
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-09
Children Love
Cascarets Zoe
Candy cathartic is harmless
to tender stomach, liver
and bowels

Your child is bilious, constipated
and sick. Its little tongue is coated.
breath is bad and stomach sour. Get
a 10-cent box of Cascarets and
sraighten the youngster right up.
Children love this harmless candy
cathartic and it cleanses the little
liver and thirty feet of bowels without
gripping. Cascarets contain no Gallo
mel and can be depended upon to
move the sour bile and poison right
out of the bowels. Best family
cathartic because it never cramps Or
sickens like other things.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-09
NITRATE SUPPLY FOR
LOCAL FARMERS NEEDS

Notice has been given to F c. War
rer, agricultural agent for New Lon
don county. that the U. S. Department
Of agriculture viii sell at cost a supply
Of nitrate OF soda to farmers in New
London county.
The nitrate will be sold under the
authority Of the food control act ana