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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Monument for Apple Tree
Erected by the Farmers Of
DundaS County, in Ontario

One of the most novel monuments IN
existence has been built in Canada by
the farmers OF Dundas county, On
tario. They have erected n marble pill
lar to mark the site on which grew a
famous apple tree. More than Il cen.
fury ago Il settler in Canada named
Macintosh, when clearing ii space in
which to make q home in the wilder
ness, discovered among a number OF
wild apple trees one which bore fruit
so superior to the rest that he cult.
waited it and named it the Macintosh
Red. The apple became famous seeds
and cuttings were distributed to all
parts of Canada, so that now the Mac.
intosh Red flourishes wherever apples
grow In the great Dominion. In 1896
the original tree from which this enor.
nous family sprang was injured by
fire, but it continued to bear fruit
until q few years ago. Then after
115 years, it died, and the grateful
farmers have raised a marble pillaE
in honor of the tree which has done
SO much for the fruit growing industry
Of their land.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
North Carolina Forests to
Be Tapped for a Supply of
Ties for Railroad Tracks

How many ties in q railroad track?
Did you eve ask yourself that ques-
ton while riding on a train? North
Carolina forests are to be tapped for
a new supply, says Crete Hutchinson,
who writes in American Forestry
Magazine Of Washington, as follows {:
Eat the present time the railroad
administration is facing a shortage in
tic production. West Of the Mississip-
pi 100000 cross ties are required
annually for replacement; east of the
Mississippi 100000 with approx
mately 20,000,000 additional ties for
street railways and other industrial
needs. A grand total of 150,000,000
cross ties or 100000, 900 board feet
of timber.
against a shortage OF Go per cent
six months ago the present shortage
is only 40 per cent and probably will
be reduced to 80 per cent by the end
of the year, due to better understand
ing of specifications. Thirty-four per
cent of the timber used by the railroad
purchasing committee is white oak.
Large areas Of the fOreSted section OF
North Carolina in Pennsylvania, jack
son, Graham and Clay counties con-
tain this timber and a road 40 miles
long is being put in to get this timber
out.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
His Suicide Frustrated,
Poet Wrote Famous Hymn

The origin of the well-known hymn,
"God moves in a mysterious way, his
wonders to perform" was a curious
incident In the life Of its author, Will
liam Cowper, the English poet, notes q
writer in the Peoples Home Journal.
Cowper, a deeply religious man, was
subject to attacks of the blacklist mel
ancholy. During one of these attacks
he determined to end his life by throw
ing himself into the Thames river. He
hired a cab to take him to the river,
but q depse fog so confused the cab
man that, after driving about for an
hour, he admitted to his passenger
that he was lost. Cowper, alighting
from the cab in order to give the
driver more careful directions for
reaching the bridge, found that his
wanderings had brought him back to
his w door. Strongly affected by
what seemed to him almost a divine
interposition, Cowper dismissed the
cab, hurried to his room and wrote his
famous hymn.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
First Discovery of Gold
in California Was in 1848

The first gold in California was dis
covered II years ago, on January "a,
lS4S, by James Wilson Marshall. He
was a native Of New Jersey who had
gone West and settled on the site of
Sacramento. Blasting away some
rocks to make a foundation for a
building, he observed grains Of what
seemed to be gold scattered about in
the excavated earth. A test revealed
that 1t really was the precious metal.
Wild excitement followed the discov-
cry, and the immortal rush Of the
"forty-niners" brought thousands of
miners and adventurers to the golden
state. Marshall, the d~iscoverer, did
not profit from his find and would
have spent his last days In poverty
except for q small pension granted
him by the state Of California.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Immense Food Supplies for
Brave Yanks Across Seas
The Daily Stocks in Hand

Whoever goes hungry in Europe this
winter it will not be the Americans
soldiers, notes q correspondent. The
daily stocks in hand reported by the
quartermaster's department Of the
American expeditionary forces gives
an idea Of supplies only when it is
remembered they represent reserves
held between daily consumption and
arrivals known to be en- route. Po-
tatoes furnish q striking example. The
stock in hand at the last report was
100000 pounds, and yet the Ameri-
can forces are receiving 10000 tons
of potatoes q month, which makes co.
100000 pounds, chiefly from Ireland.
Potatoes being perishable, it would
not be wise to keep double the daily
stocks in hand. Others were as fol-
lows:
Fresh beef, 100000 pounds;
timed beef, %, 1000 pounds; timed
bacon. 26,30O,O00 pounds; timed sal
mon, 9,44O,OOO pounds; flour. 10000
600 pounds; oatmeal, 100000 pounds;
cornmeal, 100000 pounds; dry beans,
26,C0O,O0O pounds; baked beans, 81
100000 pounds; rice, 100000 pounds;
onions, 100000 pounds; tomatoes,
100000 pounds; jams, 100000
pounds; prunes, 100000 pounds;
sugar, 2S,000,O00 pounds.
This list does not include other
foods running beyond q million pounds,
like dried vegetables, syrup, bacon in
bulk, bareback, hominy, dried and
fresh fruits, as well as cheese, maca-
rOni butter and lard.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Spiders Web Is One of
the Simplest Barometers

One Of the simplest of natures
barometers is a spiders web. When
there is a prospect Of wind or rain
the spider shortens the filaments by
which its web Is sustained and leaves
1t in this state as long as the weather
Is variable. If it elongates Its threads
1t is a sign Of fine, calm weather, the
duration Of which may be judged by
the length to which the threads are
let out. If the spider remains inactive
1t is a sign Of rain IL 1t keeps Mt work
during rain the dOwnpour will not last
long, and will be followed by fine
weather, says an exchange. Observa.
ton has taught that the spider makes
changes In its web every twenty-four
hours. end that IL such changes are
made In the evening just before sunset
the night wiz be clear and beautiful
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
First Penny Postage Trial
Inaugurated in England IN
184O-Long After in Canada

The first trial Of cheap postage wa'
the system of penny postage lnaugu
rated in England January 10, lS4O
The idea that letters, could be Tor
warded to any part Of England anu
delivered for only a penny seemed
absurd to most Englishmen, and they
predicted speedy failure for the prof.
ect. 1t is unnecessary TO point out
that they proved to be poor prophets
observes a writer in the New York
World.
On this side of the Atlantic the
much greater distances seemed to pre-
clude the adoption Of any such meas
ure as a low, fiat rate for letters. AT
the time Great Britain adopted penny
postage, the rates in the United States
were: For so miles and under, g
cents; 80 to GO miles, 8 cents; GO to
100 miles, 10 cents, and over 100
miles a proportionate increase, so that
a letter dispatched q distance of 45O
miles cost % cents.
With the adoption Of Rowland Hill's
penny postage system, England also
adopted his suggestion that the diff.
cultieS attending prepayment Of post
age might be overcome by using a
bit Of paper large enough to bear the
stamp, and covering the back with a
glutinous wash, which by applying q
little moisture, might be attached to
the back of the letter" Thus thu
postage stamp was born, and there
came into existence those little scraps
of paper which are now collected by
millions Of men and boys the world
over, and some Of which, because Of
their rarity, are worth thousands Of
dollars.
An approach to the penny postage
of Great Britain was made In 1851,
when Scent postage was adopted in
the United States. Adhesive postage
stamps had previously been introduced
on this side of the Atlantic in 1847.
Later postage was reduced to 2 cents
in the United States in 1888, but 1t
was not until some years later that
Canada followed the example Of her
mother country by instituting tn
penny postage.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
What Chevrons
Mean
Guide to Different Stripes WON
on Soldiers Sleeves

"You can't tell the players without
q score card" the familiar cry at the
baseball parks, could almost be APP
piled to soldiers returning from
France, according to army officers. To
aid the public in determining n mans
time i'm the war zone and the number
of times wounded, the following has
been prepared:
War Service Chevron-A "V"-shaped
bar of gold lace, worn on lower part
of left sleeve of all uniform coats, ex-
cept fatigue coats, by officers, field
clerks and enlisted men who have
served six months in the war zone.
This chevron Is worn point down. An
additional chevron is allowed for each
six months service.
Wound Chevron-Also a "V"-shaped
bar Of gold lace, worn point down, on
the right sleeve. Not more than n
wound chevron can be worn IL two or
more wounds are sustained at the
same time.
Silver Chevron-For officers, field
clerks and enlisted men who served
six months outside the theater of OPP
erations a silver chevron (worn the
same as the gold chevron) is allowed.
For each additional six months anoth-
er chevron is worm.
Scarlet Chevron-Soldiers honorably
discharged wehr a scarlet chevron,
point up. on the left sleeve above the
elbow. These are in addition to the
usual service stripes.
Service Stripe-Enlisted men who
served three years will wear service
stripe of the corps or department of
service. The stripes are worn dag
onally on both sleeves Of the dress
coat below elbow.
Sky-Blue Cloth Chevron-Service of
less than six months In theater Of war
is indicated by a sky-blue cloth worn
as the gold war service chevron.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Half-lnch Spider Is Victor
Over Fish Two Inches Long

The amazing strength Of spiders Is
shown in a number of instances. Thus
we have an instance of a half-inch
spider catching q two-inch fish. 1t was
Of the ground or wolf family. A sci
enlist came upon 1t struggling with a
fish on the edge Of a little pool. Its
claws were buried In the fish's tail;
II had the tail out of the water, but
the head still remained underneath.
The spider struggled to pull the fish
up the bank and the fish struggled des-
perately to pull the spider into the wa
ter. For ten minutes the scientist
watched this silent and deadly fight.
Then he hurried away for a bottle In
which to put the combatants when he
captured them. He was gone about
half an hour. and On his return the end
had come. The fish was dead and the
spider was slowly dragging its victim
away.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
THE UNKNOWN DEAD

They loved the English hedgerows
And scented English lanes;
They loved the sunlight on their downs
And the soft English rains.
And now-they sleep in Flanders
Or where the sad Marine flows,
a bleak white cross above their heads;
Their names, all, no one knows!
They loved the life Of London,
With lights that cleaned like pearls.
And theaters and taverns
And rosy English girls.
Their youth was a brief glory
That sped too swiftly by;
They left their schools n cricket
And came out hereto die.
And some were shining poets,
And some were simple boys
Who loved the Surrey fields and all
Substantial English joys.
From Elton and from oxford,
From many an English town,
They came to save a world from shame
And lay their young lives down.
In some celestial garden
Perhaps they sit today
And laugh as once they used to laugh.
Play as they used to play.
It's we who weep for young lads gone;
But they-they are not dead,
Though simple crosses stand above
Each brave young English head.
They loved, and are contented
On windy wastes to sleep.
Yet when the English daisies
Begin to smile and creep,
Pluck them and take them over
To many a lonely grave;
For they loved English flowers.
These young, and bright, and brave.
Charles Hanson Towne, Saturday Eve
ming Post.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Middle West Farmers Assert
That "Hour-E Earlier" Scheme
Makes Them Lose 40 Minutes

Opposition to the repetition Of the
daylight saving scheme next summer
is developing in unexpected quarters,
according to reports from the local
farm bureaus in the middle West. The
farmers do not want TO see the clock
turned ahead next spring. They com,
plain that the change Of time makes
them lose an hours work during the
having and wheat %harvesting season
because Of the heavy dews that 10 not
dry in time for them to start the days
work until half-past nine o'cIoc., in
the morning.
Under the old system it was possible
for them to begin work in the fields
at half-past eight o'clock, but under
the new scheme they cannot start Until
an hour later. This, they say, causes
them the entire loss of IN hour, be-
| cause no matter at what time they
start work the hired hands insist on
quitting for the day promptly ut six
| O'Clock in the evening. They urge that
| instead Of forcing them to lose this
hour during the most important sea-
son, it would be. better for the workers
in the cities, who wish to save the hour
of daylight, to report for work an hour
early. They propose to fight a re-
enactment Of the time-changing law in
congress.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
vioIin's Latin coonomen.

Bill (reading the
paper) DO you
know what they
mean by a Stradi-
varius?
Bob--Goodness,
you're ignorant
A Stradivarius is
the Latin name
for a fiddle.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
TIPS FOR THE
POULTRY GROWER

That laying hens will Increase their
production if fed q properly proper
toned ration has been demonstrated
in Missouri this winter. And the ra-
ton costs no more than some of the
carelessly compounded rations many
flocks receive. Here Is the ration ex-
pressed in quantities sufficient to feed
100 hens one day:
Scratch Feed-Ten pounds shelled
corr or kafiir and 5 pounds thrashed
, oats or barley. Feed in deep litter
morning and evening.
Dry Mash-Three pounds bran or 3
pounds cornmeal, 3 pounds shorts or
3 pounds ground oats, and IL pounds
beefscrap OF / pound tankage. Three
gallons of milk may be substituted for
the beefscrap or tankage. Keep this
mash before the birds at all times.
In addition to this feed, supply green
feed In ONE form, plenty Of fresh
water and grit and shell.
The use of the foregoing ration has
been advocated by the extension serv.
Ice of the University of Missouri col
lege of agriculture.
Ten communities have reported re-
suits for 80 days which shows q per-
centage increase Of 173. This means
that all communities. reporting are re-
ceiving a double return in number Of
eggs laid, and m community reports
that the yield has been increased sew.
. en-fold. This is conclusive evidence
that the ration Is practical, and that a
laying hen, well fed, will respond to
good feed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
WISE AND OTHERWISE

When It comes to saving PEN
nies a woman will save a dollar
before a man has saved ten
cents.
When you see a pretty maid
in a home it's a sure sign that
the head Of the house Is not
henpocked.
Oc(i sionally a barber combs
a mans hair the way he combs
1t himself. but q tonsorial artist
never does.
"A wise old tiller Of the soil,
speaking Of the relative value
Of grpins. says grains Of COM
mon sense are the most yalu-
able,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Baked Larded Liver.

Tie and lard upper surface OF calf's
liver. Place in a pan and spread with
the following mixture: Cream three
tablespOonfuls Of butter and add one
and o%ne-fourth ~teaspoonfuls each of
ground cloves and pepper. Pour around
one-half cup Of boiling water and
cook in a moderate over one hour,
basting every ten minutes. Remove
to serving dish, skim off fat from
liquor and add n cupful of acid
fruit juice and strain sauce around
the liver.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Bread Pudding.

Pour n quart Of scalded milk owl
two cupfuls of stale bread crumbs.
cover and let stand fifteen minutes,
Add the yolks of four eggs, well
beaten, two tablespoOnfuls Of melted
butter, a few gratings Of nutmeg, and
one-fourth teaspoonful of soda dis
solved in two te%aspoonfuls of hot
water; then fold in the whites of four
eggs, beaten stiff. Turn into a but
tered pudding dish and bake in a mod
crate oven forty-five minutes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Hot Roast Ham, Cider Sauce,

Soak ham in cold water, wash anC
each Of chopped onion, carrot and two
sprigs Of parsley and four cloves
Cover with cold water, brinS to the
boiling point and simmer until ten
der. After two hours, add one quart
Of cider. Allow the ham to cool III
the liquor, remove, take off skin ana
bake one hour.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Farming Is a Business"

Large numbers of farmers have
more money in their business than
the business men In their county seat
.cwns have invested In their stores.
Farmers are slowly coming to realize
the truth Of this comparison aud that
farming is a business. In connection
with which business methods must be
used.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
WITH THE SAGES

II Is a proof of boorishness
to confer q favor with q bad
grace. How little does q smile
cost !-Bruyere.
Without thought there can be
nothing done that can be truly
called q work.--T. A. Edison.
I'll fortune never crushed that
man whom good fortune de-
ceived not.--Ben johnson.
We should be ashamed to
think what we should be
ashamed to dow. Pickford.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Seasonahle Foods.

A nice way to prepare a thick slice
of ham is to scar it well on both
sides in a hot iron frying pan, Their
add a cupful of cider and let it simmer
until the cider is nearly absorbed, US.
ing care not to scorch it. Serve with
the cider sauce and finely minced
parsley.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
HAVE A LAUGH
Working Both Ways.

what is the object Of these statis-
tics you are compiling?"
"They are for the purpose Of prov
ing that the conclusions drawn from
statistics previously compiled on the
same subject are all wrong"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Mothers Cook Book

Thrift and conom in the kitchen
mean painstaking treatment OF supplies
from start to finish. In cooking, nutritive
value and flavor are to be retained; flour
is to be intensified or added when absent:
succulence and juiciness must be present.
the food must taste so good that the gos-
pei Of the clean plate needs no teaching"
-Janet M. Hill.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Cider Sauce.

Melt three tablespoonfuls Of butter
add four Of flour and two cupfuls %
the ham liquor, all fat removed. Brinl
to boiling point, add four tablespoons
fuls Of cider and pepper to taste.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
u. S. January Expenses
TotaIed $1,962,350,OOO

Big payments to allies under credits
previously established, as reported py
the treasury. raised the total OF al
lied advances in January to $29O,25O.-
600. and aggregate government ex-
penses for the month to $1,962,35O.OOO.
This is $97, 00O, 1000 less than the record
Of December. War savings sales
reached $70,996,00O.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Active olcan

The most active volcano In the world
Is MI. Sangay. 1t Is 1916 feet high,
situated on the eastern chain of
the Andes, South America. 1t has
been In constant eruption since 172S.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
N... M44~slQ
Salt Production.

Production of salt from sea wst,t
by electricity has become so success
full in Norway that two plants, each
with an annual capacity Of 10000
yans will be established.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Once Too often.

"Why have you quarreled with
Jack?"
Because he proposed to me last
night"
swell, there's no harm in that, is
there?"
"But I had accepted him the night
before"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
Being Good for Nothing.

She-Doctor's bills? Oh, my fathers
a doctor, so / can be Ill for nothing.
He-My fathers a parson, SO / can
be good for nothing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21
She Knew.

"Men are such
brutes."
"Aren't theyf
What was it your
husband refused
to buy for you to-
day?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-21

AS Men Do.
-Girls are more graceful with their
hands than meh."
They have to learn to be-"
"What do you meanr
'.They can't dodge the issue by keep
ing their hands In their pockets"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-03-14
FEE LAW DECISION
. ADDS MUCH TO PAY
!. COUNTY'S OFFICERS
MEANS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOL
LARS MORE IN coMPENSA-
TON EACH YEAR.
TRUSTEE IS A BIG BENEFICIARY
County Court Clerk viii Also Profit
Largely and So viii the Register.
All of Officials Had Expected De-
cison. ~ tst .stE}

Holding the anti-fee law. of 1917 null
and.void will means thousands of dol
lars to the county officials of Maury
county. The supreme court decided
the famous action Saturday and held
that it was in violation of the consti-
tuition because the legislature had
failed to provide any compensation
for the officials of the counties not
enumerated in the schedule of sala-
ries. 1t is probable that the legisla-
ture will remedy this defect and pass
another salary act but it is conceded
that should this be done the law would
| not take effect during the terms OF
the present officials.
The courts decision will be worth
more in this county to Trstee Burns
and County Court Clerk Lipscomb
than to any other officials The COM
missions of Trustee Burns this year,
it is estimated, will be not less than
than $4,000. Under the proposed sala-
ry act he would receive $3.50. While
accurate figures. on the county court
clerks Office are not known it is GER
tain that the compensation under the
fee system will be very largely in ex-
cess of the proposed salary of $3.50.
Likewise the county register will
make largely more than he would on a
salary of $2,250. It is said that the
sheriff's Office and the clerk Of the cir
cult courts office will not much more
than make the salary fixed in the act.
The clerk and masters office was not