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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

PRlJME Sc zena k opatrovani
ditek. Haste Sc els. 3139
w. 48. ul. TO
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

Professor: "Jmenujte mi ne
ktery prostredek pro slime po-
CENT?
Kandidat: "Zkouska."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09
MLUViCi STROJ s IL rekor

dy samohraci piano We velmi
dobrem stavu prodam "a hoto-
We velmi LEVINE. Blizsi sdell Sc
V elsie 3407 w. 49th ST. v zad
MIN dome. :?
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

PRIJME Sc zena pro uklid v
domacnosti as. Ma 2 neb 3 ty-
dny. Dobry plat. Nechte ad-
resu V adm. "Sveta". TO
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09
PRIJME Sc

PRIJME Sc masin;trka je
dna diVka ma ruCni kazajko-
YOU praci. Haste Sc u r. Kou-
ba, 1856 E. 40 ul. ITO
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

PRCDA Sc LEVINE aparat (ge
nerator) ma vyrobu acytelinove
no plynu pro 20 svetel. hodici
Sc zvlaste pro domacnost, kde
.elektrina neb prirodni plyn ne
nj. Blizsi sdeli H. Rudis, Libby
Rd., Stop 10. A. B. c.. kara. :?
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

PRIJMOU Sc zruGni zehlici
ma zehleni kabatG a divky ma
stafirovani a prisivanl knofli-
XII. Haste Sc v elsie 3716 e.
40. ul. :?
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

PRIJMOU Sc tri zrucni ta-
sari, stala prace a uniovy plat.
Haste Sc mezi 6 a Z. hod. We
Ger u j. Vanise, 5316 Broad
way. II ]
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-07-09

PRIJMOU Sc delnlci ma Drill
Press a milling machine. Hla-
ste sc u The Vlchek Tool Co.,
10709 Quincy Ave. TO
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Europe's Mecca
Paris IL the Chief Pom, Of Interest of All Allied Kings, Presidents, Princes,
Ministers and Other Disnhares.

Since the signing of the armistice Paris has become the Mecca of
all allied kings, presidents, princes, ministers, generals and other digni-
taries. Paris, to show fitting gratitude for the honor conferred upon her
by these visitors, meets them at the little railway station at the far end
Of the Avenue de Bots de Boulogne, escorts them with full military honors
up the avenue of the Arch of Triumph, and then under this and down the
Champs Elysees.
Cordons of soldiers line both sides of the avenue and their hedge OF
fixed bayonets as they stand at salute while the distinguished guests pass
quite naturally obstructs the view, to say nothing Of the fact that back
Of the soldiers the crowds are ma@ed for a depth of fifty to a hundred feet
Everyone who possesses a %stepladder, or who can buy or borrow one
brings it, hours in advance of the parade. to the wonderful Avenue du
Bots de Boulogne and plants it "a a ' vantage point where in spite Of surg
ing throngs and elevated bayonets they will be able to see the cortege.
One may see a thousand OF more Of these enterprBing Parisians
mounted on s~tepladdes viewing the pageant.
Then once the cOrtege is passed the proud owners of the %stepladders
endeavor, like the Arabs with their tents, to fold them and silently steal
away-but they don't get away with the silent part.
The efforts of a thousand people trying to get through a crowd Of
$4,000 people with 1000 stepadders is such that-well, really there is
nothing to be done except to rename it "Ihe Avenue of the Forest of
S~tepladders."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Writer Observes That Some
Cities Have Special Colors
Lends to Individuality

"Have you ever noticed how cities
sometimes seem to have their own
special colors?" asks Julian Street in
american Adventures"
'Paris is white and green-even
more so, L think, than Washington"
Mr.. Street continues. Chicago is
gray; 81 is London usually, though I
have seen it buff at the beginning Of
a heavy fog. New York used to be a
brown sandstone city, but is now
turning to one Of cream-colored brick
and tile; Naples is brilliant with pink
and blue and green and white and
yellow; while as for Baltimore, her
old houses and her new are, as Bae-
decker puts it, of cheerful red brick
not always, of course, but often
enough to establish the color of red
brick as the city's predominating hue.
And with the red brick house-partic-
ularly the older Ones-gO clean white
marble steps, on the bottom one of
which, at the side, may usually be
found an Old-fashiOned iron 'scraper,'
doubtless left over from the time (not
very long ago. when the city pave
ments had not reached their present
excellence"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Electricity Plays a Part
in the Formation of Hail
According to One Theory

The formation Of hail through cleo
trio action, according to one theory, is
an interesting and even wonderful
process. The wind draws out a cloud
into a long, narrow strip. In that
form, owing to the great amount of
surface exposed to the air, the cloud
evaporates rapidly, producing intense
cold.
Dry particles Of snow are then
formed and these, by friction with
water drops, quickly become charged
with negative electricity. But the
water drops carry positive electricity,
and since negative attracts positive a
film of water is formed upon each snow
particle and is instantly frozen into a
layer of ice.
At this thickness it's outer surface
remains moist, the water not freezing
SO rapidly there, whereupOn the cleo
trio charge changes from negative to
positive and the particle is repealed by
the water drops and driven to the outer
parts of the cloud. Here the increased
cold covers it with snow, and friction
charges it anew with negative cleo
tricity.
Repulsion is now once more changed
for attraction, and the particle rushes
back into the cloud, receiving upon it's
surface another film Of water, which
is turned into a second ice layer.
Thus the growing h%ailstone darts
zigzag through the cloud, piling up
its alternate layers Of o and ice.
until gravitation gains control and
sends it with a jingling crowd Of it's
fellows spinning to the ground.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Unnecessary to Slit Crows
Tongues to Enable Them to
Learn to TaIk--It Is Cruel

The organ Of the Agassiz society
contains a discussion by prominent
bird authorities concerning the old idea
OF Sitting a crows tongue to make
the bird talk. The following is alb
stracted:
1T is a common practice in the West
to catch the young birds in early June
and place them in a cage, where they
tecome very tame and usually talk as
well as a parrot. Many people keeping
these birds have believed 1t necessary
to slit their tongues before they could
learn to talk. This is wholly unneces-
sary and cruel and should be prevent
ed by law.
"The discussion Of Sitting crows
tongues Is relegated to the medieval
limbo Of belief Of the i'll luck Of pea
cock feathers; Of dragon flies sewing
up ones ears; Of whisky for snake
bite; Of man-eating sharks; Of rab-
bits feet and the number 10; Of going
Under ladders, spilling salt and break
ing mirrors"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
MANAGE MENT OF
H INCUBATOR

Results Of incubation depend large
ly upon the management of the ma
chimes, the first essential being good
fertile eggs from thrifty breeding
stock. Good matches cannot be OBJ
tanned from poor eggs, writes an au-
thority.
%Incubators should be tried out sew
eral days before eggs are to be put
into them. See that all parts are in
perfect working order and that the
temperature runs regularly at 103 de-
greeS Fahrenheit for several hours be-
fore placing the eggs in the machine.
Never put eggs into a cold machine
nor one that is not in perfect regula-
ton and running at proper tempera-
ture.
Eggs should be turned twice daily
after the second day Of incubation un-
til the eighteenth day, when the ma
chine should be closed after the last
turning and not opened for any reason
until the chicks are all out of the shell
that are going to hatch, which should
be by the middle Of the twenty-first
day Of incubation.
Great quantities Of moisture should
be provided. 1t is not so important
that the moisture be provided in the
machine as 1t is to keep the air moist
in the loom where the incubatOrs are
In operation. This can be done by
placing burlap on the floor and keep
ing 1t wet or by placing a layer of
sand on theflOor and keeping it thor
oughly wet.
I%ncubators should be operated in a
basement or some room that is we'll
insulated, so that the temperature
in the room can be controlled.
I%ncubators should be perfectly clean
when receiving eggs. A good plan is
to thoroughly wash all Of the parts
and disinfect the machine thoroughly
and allow to dry before placing in
the eggs.
Run the temperature as evenly as
possible at 103 Fahrenheit throughout
the period. Air the eggs often and as
long at each airing as the temperature
In the room will permit. Sixty degrees
Fahrenheit is a good incubator cellar
temperature.
Do not change regulator unless alb
solutely necessary. Keep the lamps
clean. Keep an even flame. Keep
the char off the wick. Use only good
oil.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
White Ants in the Soudan
Dispose of Dead Vegetation

In Soudan Notes and Records a plea
Is made on behalf Of the white ant,
which has naturally acquired a bad
reputation among European residents.
The characteristic feature Of the CHI
mate Of the Soudan is the rapid
growth Of vegetation, promoted by
seasonal rains or artificial irrigation,
followed by a period or drought and
G%esiccation. The white ant attacks
vegetation only when it is weakened
by drought or disease, and in that
case the sooner it is destroyed the
better. But for the activity Of the
white ant the whole Of the fertile
parts of the Soudan would, in a very
few years, be covered with an impene-
trable layer of dead vegetation; and
the only alternative method to clear
it off would be by the agency Of fire,
the dangers Of which are obvious
Nature.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
NEIGHBORs

As often al we thought OF her,
We thought of a gray life
That made a quaint economist
Or a wolf-haunted wife;
We made the best OF what she bore
That was not ours to bear,
And honored her for wearing things
That were not things to wear.
Their was a distance in her look
That made us look again;
And IL she smiled, we might believe
That W. had looked In vain.
Rarely she came inside cur doors,
And had not long to stay:
And when she left. 1t seemed somehow
That she was far away.
And once, when we had all forgot
That all Is here to change.
A shadow on the commonplace
Was for q moment strange.
Yet there was nothing for surprise.
Nor much hat need be told
Love. with Its gift OF pain. had given
More than n heart could hold,
Edwin Arlington Robinson,
In Yale Review.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Declares Reading Is Like
a Narcotic-CIoudS Mind

The habit of reading for amusement
becomes with thousands of people ex-
actly the same kind Of habit as wine
drinking or opium smoking; 1t Is like
a narcotic, something that helps to
pass the time, something that keeps up
a perpetual condition Of dreaming,
something that eventually results in
destroying all capacity for thought,
giving exercise only to the surface
parts Of the mind and leaving the
deeper springs of feeling and the high
er faculties of perception unemployed.
The result Of all this reading means
nothing but a cloudiness in the mind.
That is the direct result. The indirect
result is that that mind has been
kept from developing itself. All de-
velopment necessarily means some
pain, and such reading as l speak of
has been employed unconsciously as a
means to avoid that pain, and the con
sequence is atrophy.-Lafcado Hearn.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Governors Terms of Once
From One to Four Years and
Salaries $500 to $4,000

The governors term OF office varies
in different states from one to four
years. Massachusetts is the only
state that has q one-year term. The
following states have two years: Ari-
IONA, Arkansas, Colorado, Connect
cut, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas,
Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, New Hampshire, New York, North
Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin. The
following states have four years: Ala
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky. Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Mon
tana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn
sylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
The salaries Of the governors range
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year. The gov
ernor of Nebraska receives $500 Il
year. The governors Of Maine, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Car
DINA and South Dakota receive $4,000
Il year. The governors Of Arizona,
Arkansas, Delaware, Nevada, Tennes-
see and Texas receive $4,000 a year.
The governor Of Maryland receives
$4,000 a year. The governors of Ala
bama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana,
Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin
receive $1,000 n year. The governor
Of North Carolina receives $4,000 "A
year. The governors of Massachusetts
and Indiana receive $4,000 a year.
The governors of California, New Jer-
sey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylva-
mia receive $4,000 n year. The gov
ernOr of Illinois receives $4,000 a year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
First Horses in the unle1
States in 1929 When Oxen Did
Great Service on the Farms

The first horses imported into the
United States were brought to New
England in 1929. One horse and
seven mares survived the voyage.
Horses were not highly esteemed
nor much needed in America at that
time nor for a hundred years after
ward. There were no race courses nor
trotting parks and the roads generally
were so poor that speed was not de-
sjrable had it been possible with
safety. Oxen were found to be much
better for all farm work.
Most of the land was rough, rocky,
and full of stumps, so that oxen, being
strong, patient and slow, made much
the better team for agricultural pur-
poses and numbering than did horses,
and they were cheaper kept, needing
hut little grain even when at hard
work, and none at all when in pasture.
They required no expensive harness
like horses, only a cheap yoke and
chain, and were quickly yOkcd.
Under such circumstances it is not
surprising that horses in New Eng
land were not greatly admired or much
petted. A farmer was prOuder of a
yoke of large, fine red oxen, four years
old, well matched and well broken,
than Of a span of degenerate horses
such as were common at that time in
the country. They were seldom stabbed
or groOmed except when at work every
day. The colts until three wears old
we've wintcred in the yard, in order, it
was supposed, TO make them tough and
hardy.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Medicine Label important.

Medicine should always be poured
out from the side of the bottle oppo-
site to the label bearing the direc-
tons. The directions are important
or they would not be there. and IL they
are blurred or obliterated entirely a
mistake is liable to occur. We may
think we will remember exactly what
that label said. but IL the bottle has
been set away a week or a month It
may be difficult to remember whether
the dose was half d t~easpoonful nr
two teasp0onfuls.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Tricks Found Necessary in
Getting the Ugly Crocodile
to Pose for His Photograph

1t is a habit Of crocodileS to conceal
themselves in burrows in the banks
of rivers, which makes it q real task
for the photographer whose problem
is to rOut them out of their holes and
get them into view Of the camera. In
the American Museum Journal A.. w.
DimOck gives an amusing description
Of the methods he used when con-
frOnted with the task Of taking pic
lures of crOcOdileS in Florida.
1t was really exciting, says Mr..
Dimock, after locating the mouth of
u %crocOdile's cave, to hang the noosed
end of a rope in front of it and stand
IN the bank above waiting for a "bite,"
while my boatman busted himself
thrusting q harpoon pole into the
earth from ten to twenty feet behind
me. In q few moments out would
rush the crocodile; then there would
be excitement at my end of the line.
The big reptile always struggled and
fought; he clutched at the line and
rolled over and over; he swan out
depths, but the moose was tightly
drawn and never allowed to slip, and
the end found the creature facing the
camera on the bank.
1t waS q matter Of ethics that the
crocodile should be freed when he had
posed for his photograph, and remov-
ing the lasso called for much agility
on the part Of the volunteer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
TarantuIas Construct Their
Burrows and Nest in Ground

Tarantulas r plentiful in the
rough. broken country in the southern
part Of California. They are repulsive-
looking creatures, with fat, hairy bod
les, o~verplentiful wiry legs and cruel
poison mandibles. They stay in their
burrows during the dry season, but
as soon as the rains begin they sally
forth. The t~arantula constructs a very
skillful burrow and nests in the ground,
1t has a cover sc nicely fitted that 1t
can scarcely be detected from the
surrounding soil. The cover opens
and shuts upon a hinge and on the
inside are holes into which the occd.
pant thrusts it's mandibles and thus
holds the fort" against intruders.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
SCIENTIFIC NOTES

To conserve lubricating oil
practically all machinery in Swe-
den has been given ball bear
ings.
Colorado led the states for
production Of tungsten last year,
with California In second place
and Nevada third.
Berlin inventors have perfect
ed a process employing electric
ity for coating only one side of
a sheet of metal with tin.
A quickly attached paper
cover for tumblers has been in
vented that is said to keep car
donated drinks fresh until
wanted.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

Kitty-Jack told
me / was the first
girl he ever told
he loved.
Betty When
did he tell you
that?
Kitty - Monday
night. Why?
Betty-Oh, moth
ing; only he must
have been lying
to me Tuesday
night.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Discovers the "Watch Tick"

An Illinois watch repairer discov.
cred what he terms a watch tick"
He says it's a new tick In a watch, and
makes It's home inside the works. A
watch was brought In to him for re-
pair. In taking the works apart the
Waterman discovered a tiny insect IN
side. 1t had made q nest there.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

TESTING SILK BY BURNING.
Silk o n right, heavily loaded with mineral matter, keeps its shape after
burning while the ash of pure silk, o m left crumbies.
The alkaies found in the home ire washing sodas and the washing powders.
The office of home economics of the United States department of agriculture
suggests using the following simple test to determine the amount of cotton in
a mixed fabric:
Add four tablespoonfuIs of washing soda, o five tabespoonfuls of wash
ing powder, to a pint Of soft water The washing soda should be rolled % a
powder before measuring. Bring to boiling and add sample, which should be
about n and onehalf inches square. Boil carefully to avoid SCATTERING, for
20 minutes, adding water at intervals to replace that lost by evaporation.
Transfer sample to cold water and rub between the fingers. The wool which
Is gelatnizedb by the boiling, will disappear or rubbing and the cotton threads
will be left unchanged.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
What Produces 0dor.

No substance that refuses to dis
solve In water has an odor. It is the
actual substance itself. floating In par
ticles In the air, as In the case of light
and sound. The damper a thing the
more powerful the. odor 1t gives of.
A pleasant PROOF Of the fact can be
had by walking in a garden after rain.
1t is the vapor Of a liquid that smells
and not the liquid In the mass itself.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Tests for Clothing Material
b. ihe u. s. Department Of Agriculture.

When buying staple clothing materials, If you are not a good judge of
quality, it is an excellent idea to look at several pieces Of the same type Of
material but with different prices and compare the weight color, and frmness
of weave. Such a comparison will often emphasize the fact that the most
expensive piece is not necessarily the best quality. 1t may be the seasons
most fashionable color and weight and it's high price probably Is due to slight
variations in the finishing and the fleeing popularity of the style.
There has been q tendency to abuse the practice OF asking fr samples
from dress goods departments but al times a sample is quite justfable, as it
will give the opportunity for home tests. Cotton and linen are affected by
acids and verys slightly Effected by alklHes, while the reverse is true Of wool.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
HERE N THERE

A true actor never overacts
his part.
A bulldog barks first and bites
afterward.
An egdtist is a man who en-
Joys talking to himself.
Analogy Is merely q method of
convincing without proof.
"A mans shoes may get tight
by imbibing water. but he
doesn't.
The successful Blacksmith can
either shoe q horse or make a
horse shoe.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

do you find that motoring takes
your mind off business cares?"
mo-" replied the amateur driver.
Just at present learning how to keep
my car in the middle of the road is
the most serious business I'm engaged
in"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18

This is a very good relish which
may be made in small quantities, or
canned and kept all winter. To one
quart Of cooked chopped beets add
one quart Of chopped cabbage, two
cupfuls of sugar, n tablespoonful
of salt. a teaspoonful Of pepper, a half
teaspoonful of cayenne. and one cup
full Of freshly grated h~orseradish add
vinegar to make 1t of the right consist
ency. This Is canned cold.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
SPRING SMILES
Costly Experiment.

"Do you subscribe to the theory
that a little learning is a dangerous
thing?
eyes," replied Mr.. Gadspur. II
thought / knew enough about my III
tomobile to take it apart and put it
together again, but this bill of S154.17
from a repair shop proves that I
didn't"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Mashed Potatoes.

Press hot boiled potatoes through
a ricer, and for each quart add a tea
spoonful of salt and four tablespoon
fuls Of butter. Add hot milk and
cream to make Of the right consist
ency and pile into a baking dish.
Brush over with a white sauce and
sprinkle with buttered bread crumbs.
Set into a hot oven and bake until
brown.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
Admires the Conquerors.

Admires the conquerors.
"Poor Dibbleby"
whats the matter with him?'
Hes the worst henpecked man I
know. And what do you suppose his
hobby isl"
81 can't imagine"
"NapOleonana."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-18
No CHARGE.

How much did that hotel charge
for your room?"
Nothing whatever. That hotel al.
ways collects In advance"