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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Food Price Increase Shows
Sixteen Per Cent Average

An average increase Of 10 per cent
in the cost of % basic food commodi-
ties throughout the United States dur
ing the year ended with September
was shown in figures made public by
the labor departments bureau Of sta.
tistics. The figures are based on
price quotations received monthly from
more than 1000 retail stores. Balti-
more led the cities Of the country with
an increase Of % per cent, while Salt
Lake City showed the lowest, 10 per
cent. Other points showing a high in
crease were Seattle, Wash, % per
cent; Scranton, Pa, 21.3 per cent. ;
San Francisco, 20.6 per cent; Rich.
mond, Va, 20.6 per cent. Charleston,
S. c., 2O.3 per cent; Portland, Ore, 20
per cent. ; Atlanta, Ga, 1915 per cent:
Los Angeles, 1876 per cent; Washing
ton, d. c., 1914 per cent; and Mem
phis, 19.1 per cent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Tell Character of Child
BY Number of Days 1t Was
Born After the New Moon

There Is a very ancient superstition
which says that 1t is possible to tell
the approximate character of a child
by the number of days 1t was born
after the appearance of the new moon.
The following are the most important
Indications:
If born within twenty-four hours
after a new moon the child will live
to a good old age, and practically ev-
erything he undertakes in life will be
successful.
If born within two days after the
new moon the child will be fortunate,
particularly in accidental things.
If upon the third day, this person
VIII achieve success, largely through
the help and assistance Of others.
If upon the fourth day, the child
VIII not be so successful in life, and
may have several serious illnesses.
Born upon the fifth day, such a per-
son will prove successful if care be
taken to start certain enterprises at
certain times.
The sixth is not a good day, as a
rule. Dreams are untrustworthy.
The seventh days child will have
many troubles but will conquer them
all.
On the eighth, success; dreams will
prove helpful and lost articles found.
Riches and honor await the child
born upon the ninth day.
The tenth day is unfavorable on the
whole. especially to boys.
A long, happy life co those born on
the eleventh day.
All dreams of the twelfth-day child
will prove true quickly.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
CHICKEN HOUSE
NEEDS VENTILATION

Good ventilation in the chicken
house is essential to success in the
poultry business, according to Ross M.
Sherwood, poultry ~husbandry special.
Est In the extension division Of the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
"The two methods most commonly
used are the open-frunt house and the
curtain-front house." said Mr.. Sher-
wood. "The open front provides the
most fresh air and is giving excellent
results in some sections, but many
persons find 1t desirable to have cur
tains that may be placed over most Of
the openings during bad weather. 1t
has been found that a house closed on
three sides and tightly curtained on
the south does not provide enough
fresh air. To remedy this, a narrow
opening is often made just under the
rafters. This causes q freer circula-
ton Of air than Is possible with oil
the opening c%urtained, and yet does not
allow the wind to blow on the fowls"
The large curtained openings should
be from 80 to SO inches from the floor
in order that the wind may not sweep
in directly upon the flock.
During the summer months openings
on the other sides of the building are
necessary to make it cool enough that
the fowls will roost there. These open
ings should be so located that the birds
will not be in a direct draft during the
night. These extra openings should be
closed tightly in winter.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Wood and Coal.

Investigations by the agricultural
department show that one standard
cord of well seasoned hickory. oak.
beech, birch, hard maple, ash. elm, To-
Gust or cherry wood is approximately
equal to one ton (2.OO0 pounds) Of an
thracite. A cord and a half Of soft
maple or two cords Of cedar. poplar
or Eastwood r required to give the
same amount Of heat. One cord of
well seasoned mixed wood equals at
least N ton Of average grade btu
minous coal
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Why the Barber Pole Is
Painted Red and White

The barber pole Is a souvenir Of the
days when all kinds Of business were
represented by pictorial signs, largely
because ability to read was not gen.
eral. An explanation Of the barber
pole is that it m from the time
when b~arbering was done by surgeons
or physicians and when the practice
Of bleeding for all kinds Of illness pre-
vailed. The barber stripes, according
to this explanation, picture the blood
stain on white cloth so frequently to
be observed after taking the bleeding
treatment. The barber pole has MOTH
ing to do with national colors.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Canada Appropriates Large
Sum to Lend municipalities

A fund Of $2J,OO0.OO0 has been Gre
ated by the dominion government from
which amounts In proportion to popu-
lation may be borrowed by the govern
ments Of the various PROVINCES for APP
'plication toward lettering the housing
conditions Of wage arners. The pro-
vfncial governments probably will adj
vance the money to municipalities de-
string to attempt q betterment Of
housing conditions of industrial work.
ers, although the order In council set
ting aside the fund provides that it
may be administered through munich
palities or otherwise.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Now for Motor Sleiphs.

The governments first motor sleigh.
designed for mail delivery work In
Alaska, has been shipped from Cleve-
land. 1t Is % feet long, 8 feet wide
and is expected to cover at least
100 miles Of Ice and snow track
q day, with a burden Of 500 pounds
Of mail. Present delivery is made
by dog teams.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Ten Cabinet Officers.

There are ten cabinet officers: Rob
ert Lansing, secretary Of state; Carter
Glass. secretary Of the treasury: New
ton ID. Baker, secretary Of war ;
Thomas w. Gregory. attorney general /;
Albert s. Burleson, postmaster gen.
eral; Josephus Daniels, secretary of
the navy; Franklin X. Lane, secretary
Of the interior; David r. Houston, sec
rotary of agriculture; William c. Red
field. secretary Of commerce; William
b. Wilson, secretary Of labor.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
WORDS OF WISE MEN

Energy of will depends upon
depth Of acknowledgements.
A narrow mind will not adj
mire, neither will a conceited
one.
A man living amid the advan-
tages and activities of the nine
teenth century Is a condensed
Methusaleh.-Chapin.
The beginnings of self-decep-
ton are so slight that they are
likely to be unnoticed until the
habit is fixed upon US. We can
scarcely be too strict and honest
with ourselves in little matters
and large ones.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Pea Gamers Prepare.

A $4,000 warehouse will be erected
by the Wisconsin Pea Gamers asso-
citation. The warehouse will be con-
trolled by the Wisconsin Gamers
company. The warehouse company
will aid Gamers during the rush Pc
Rod OF their business. Through the
warehouse pea men will be financed
by means of warehouse receipts. The
plan has the approval Of the govern
ment.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Plans for Better Rural Schools
Modern Buildings Provide Adequate Sanitation and
Envronmental Conditions

Johnny Jones and Mary Brown, who live in the country will assimiate
the lore OF the three RS under more favorable conditions, if the suggestions
of the division of rural engineering of the United States bureau Of public
roads are followed In the construction of one and tworoom rural school
houses. Not only do modern .serviceabe schoolhouses provide better santa
ton and a more desirable environment in which the country children can be
developed, but they add distinctly to the assets of rural communities.
For the service Of those country communities which demand a larger
sChoolhouse than one roomL the government engineering experts recommend
a twOroom school to accommodate "a pupils. In this building a folding par.
ttion Or doors completely separates ne oom from the other. This house is
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17

also provided with special domestic science and library room which open
from the teachers platform and have private entrances through freexit
doors from the outside. Plenty of cOatroomS also are provided.
In particular this schoolhouse is novel insomuch s the folding doors
between the cassrOomS permit Of throwing the entire space into n large
hall which car be used for community meetings. musicals suppers, theaufcals,
or similar entertainments. Here again the library and domestic science
rooms may be used by adults for other than educational purposes without
interfering with school sessions.
Furthermore, this schOOl. is provided with q basement which may be
divided into play and lunch rooms, with still other Don for cooking, manual
training, furnace, fuel storage and toilet. II it is not desirable to excavate
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
WORTH KNOWING

A torn patent leather belt can
be mended by court plaster.
Pieces Of ingram carpet can
often be used up by weaving into
a rug.
Very nice French fried pota-
toes arc made from cold boiled
potatoes.
There is ALMOST no limit to the
ways In which chestnuts may be
used.
All woodwork close to stoves
or furnaces should be covered
with zinc.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Peasant PUDDING.

Crumble bits OF rye or graham
bread to fill a pint measure, mix with
a little %granulated sugar and put into
a hot oven and let the bread dry.
When sandlike In consistency, take.
out Of the oven and cool mix with q
tart jam Of plum or apricot and serve
with whipped cream.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
SIaw.

Shred half a head of crisp cabbage
and let stand in cold water for an
hour. Drain and dry well and serve
with the following dressing: Whip
half a pint Of slightly sour cream IN
til thick; add sugar, salt and a dash
Of red pepper.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Cotton in Egypt.

Area planted to cotton In Egypt Is
about 1,S68yO00. acres, compared with
l.744.OOO last year. Weather Is favor
able, but on account Of decreased
acreage tho production mnst be
Glpsller.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Spice Cookies.

Cream one-third Of a cupful Of fat.
add half a cupful Of sugar, one beaten
egg and a cupful Of molasses, In
which Is dissolved q teaspoonful OF
soda. Add three anu a half cupfuls
OF flour, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg
to taste, with currants, chopped rails
ms and a few nuts. Drop on buttered
tins and sprinkle with sugar. Bake
In a moderate oven.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Double Cheese Toast.

Toast strips Of bread on one side, on
the other spread a mixture of cream
cheese and grated American cheese,
mixed with a little chopped green
peppers. Then toast until the cheese.
Is slightly brown.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Tea Cookies.

Take n cupful Of molasses, one
half cupful Of shortening, four eggs,
one cupful each Of sugar and chopped
nuts, two cupfuls of ~raisins, cut fine;
q teaspoonful Of soda stirred into the
molasses with spices to taste and flour
to make a mixture to roll very thin.
The egg yolks are mixed with the
other ingredients. but the whites are
reserved for icing the cookies after
they are baked.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Stumped for Sure.

W. S6tSs
'@T h Q actor
should forget that
he has an audi
ence," said the
critic.
"That's easy"
replied the actor.
The hard part il
to forget that he
hasn't one"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17

with all your
debts .ou have the
assurance to ask
for the hand Of
my d ughterF
w are You
thinking OPP
"My debts"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
TT
SMILES FOR ALL
a Permanent Sufferer.

II don't like the way this road Is
rum" said the irritable passenger"
"What right have you to kick" said
the conductor. "You only have to
make this trip once in q while"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17

First Floor and Basement Plans of Model TwoRoom Rural schoohouse.
the entire basement SOM of these rooms may be omitted. The basement cook
ing Don is valuable a n place where the chldrens lunches may be warmed
or prepared. This schoohouse may be constructed at first with n class
Don and then a conditions demand the second classroom may be added.
Furnace heat is used, the ventilatng fues being so arranged adjacent to the
furnace fues that a forced draft, involving a complete circulation of fresh.
war air is obtained. The windows are numerous and so situate a IN
favor the admission of a maximum of sunshine and light.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Food for the Family.

The following is something different
from the usual:
Tapioca Pudding.
Make a sage or tapioca pudding, u.s.
ing milk, sweeten slightly, add a bit
Of salt and bake in a slow oven. Send
to the table with a pitcher Of cream
and n Of caramel sauce, also cold.
To make the caramel melt four table
spoonfuls Of g%ranulated sugar in a
saucepan, stirring constantly until 1t
Is clear and bright brown. Add enough
boiling water to make it Of the con-
sistency Of thin sirup.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Pessimistic.

Emersonlan-Do you believe In the
law Of compensation
Poor Mani do; but / am also con
vinced Of the laws delays.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Mothers Cook Book

There are sweet surprises awaiting
many a humble soul fighting against greal
odds in the battle Of a seemingly com.
monplace life.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Correlation.

Il hear your daughter raised every
thing before her"
$50 she did. but I raised the dust"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-17
Spotted.

Spotted.
Buck-What's become Of the nan
who used to lay up something for o
rainy dayf
Wing-I saw him this morning. and
he was buying a spare tirel
Back to the Old Ways.
1T seem queer"
what doesT
TO admit once more that I am a
man Of peace"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
HOW'S THISc

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has
been taken by catarrh sufferers
for the past thirty-tive years, and
has become known as the most
reliable remedy for catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Medicine acts
thru the Blood on the Mucuous
surfaces, eXpelling the Poison
from the Blood and healing the
diseased portions.
After you have taken Halls
Catarrh Medicine for a short
time you will see a great i'm
provement in your general heal.
tn. Start taking Halls Catarrh
Medicine at once and get rid of
catarrh. Sendfortestimonials, free
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75cAdv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
sClear Valley

Everyone is enjoying the nice
spring showers.
Cleaning house is the order of
the day in this community.
Mrs. Frank Beaver and baby
spent the week end with j. W.
Stout's.
Miss Gladys Hire is visiting at
Berley Pope's this week.
The report in last weeks Mir.
ror of Ira Stout's return from
overseas is a mistake as he is
still in Germany.
Mrs. VIM. Beaver is sick.
A few of the young folks of
this community attended the
singing Saturday night at Joe
Frye's.
Miss Lilah Day and niece, Miss
Opal Day, called at the VIM
Brand home Sunday afternoon.
r. D. Findley and wife spent
Monday at j. E Stout's.
BLUE EYES.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
Money to Loan
Administrator Notice
session Acts 1910

Notice is hereby given that Letters OF
Administration upon the estate of Lydia
f. McIntosh, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned by the Probate Court
of Wright County Missouri, bearing date
the Sth day Of April, 1919.
All persons having claims against said
estate are required to exhibit them to me
for allowance within six months from
the date of said letters, or they may be
precluded from any benefit OF such es.
tate; and if said claims be not exhibited
within one year from the date of the
granting of letters on said estate, they
shall be forever barred.
J. vi. LIVINGSTON, Administrator.
State of Missouri, County OF Wright,ss IS:
l hereby certify that J. NJ. Livingston
was granted Letters of Administration
upon the estate of Lydia E. Mcintosh,
deceased, on the date above written.
In testimony whereof, ! have hereun.
to set my hand and affixed the seal OF
said court, this sth day of April, 1919.
(SeaD GEO. G. MURRELL,
Judge OF Probate and Ex.Oficio Clerk
of the Probate Court.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
Circuit Court

John Sullivan was given a $4,000
judgment against the Frisco at an
adjourned session of the Wright
county circuit court at Hartville last
week. Sullivan was a section hand
at Mountain Grove in January and
while attempting to deliver a mes
sage to the engineer on passenger
train 1913 was struck by the engine,
breaking his arm He claimed his
injuries were permanent and sued
for $4,000, on the grounds that he
was not instructed how to deliver
the message safely o provided with
the looped stick usually used for that
purpose.
VIM. Hoffman was fined 500 for
assault.
Court was presided over by Circuit
Judge c. II. Skinker of Bolivar, who
was accompanied by his wife and
Court Stenographer Il. V. Upton and
wife.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
LAD|ESI SECRET TO-
OARKEN GRAY HAIR
Bring Back its Color and Lustre
with Grandma's Sage
Tea Recipe. 4sW

Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea. with sulphur and alcohol
added, will turn gray. streaked and
faded hair beautifully dark and lux
uriant. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe at home, though. is
troublesome. An easier way Is to get
the re~ady-to-use preparation improved
by the addition Of other ingredients
a large bottle. at little cost, at drug
stores. known rs "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" thus avoiding a
lot OF muss.
While gray. faded hair is not sinful.
we all desire to retain our youthful
appearance and attractiveness. BY
darkening your hair with Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one
can tell, because II does II so natural
ly. so evenly. You Just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with It and draw
this through your hair. taking one
small strand at a time; by morning
all gray hairs have disappeared. After
another application or two your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy. soft
and luxuriant and you appear years
younger. Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound is a delightful toilet requi-
site. 1t Is not intended for the cure,
m~igitation or prevention Of disease,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
EVERYTHING WRONG"
50 It Seemed To This Lady, Until
ICardui Relieved Her Suffering.

Wyandotte, Mich.-"About q year
and a half ago." writes Mrs. Florence
Rogers. now Of this place. formerly Of
Florida, II had got in very bad health.
Everything was wrong. I couldn't
eat anything that didn't make me SUI.
fer. MY limbs also gave me great
pain and the pains in the limbs ex.
tending down to the knees. I too had
awful pains In the back and was very
thin and rundown in health. . was
terribly nervous. Everything would
startle me-.
An acquaintance told me Of the
great benefit she had received from
Cardui... II was so bad off I couldn't
do my work. The little daughter had
to take charge Of the work, and I
could hardly walk.
] began using Cardui, and in about
q week I felt much improved. ~ got
better right along. after taking the
Cardui. In about 2 weeks after tax.
ing the Cardui, I was able to do all
my work except the washing. In q
month more, I could do all my work,
and the washing too"
Ladies'! Take Card.u.i, the woman's
tonic, for your troubles. It has helped
thousands of other women in the past
40 years. Why not you? Your druggist
sells Card.u.L. NCB-13
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
EVER SALIVATED BY
HORRIBLE!
Calomel is Quicksilver and
Acts Like Dynamite
on Your Liver

Calomel loses you a day. You
know what calomel is. It's mer.
curry; quicksilver. Calomel is
dangerous. 1t crashes into sour
bile like dynamite, cramping and
sickening you. Calomel attacks
the bones and should never be
put into your system.
When you feel bilious, slug
gish, constipated and all knocked
out and believe you need a dose
of dangerous calomel just re-
member that your druggist sells
for a few cents a large bottle of
Dodson's Liver Tone, which is
entirely vegetable and pleasant
to take and is a perfect substi.
tute for calomel. 1t is guaran.
teed to start your liver without
stirring you up inside, and can
not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes
you sick the next day; it loses
you a days work. Dodson's
Liver Tone straightens you right
up and you feel great. Give it to
the children because it is per.
fectly harmless and doesn't
grippe. advertisement.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-05-08
DOESYOURFACE HURT?

If you would have your com
plexion always at it's best, keep a
jar of o 70. MOL at hand it
according to directions and avoid
chatlng, pimpIes, soreness or that
burning, itching sensation which
always follows a close shave or a
long auto ride in the sun and
wind.
OZO.NOL is a snow white
ointment made of pure antiseptic
chemicals and essential oils
does not stain or discolor the
skin and is very cooling, soothing
and healing to all iniamed, burn.
or irritated conditions of the
skin.
The improvement and healthy
appearance of your complexion
will soon be noticeable and most
gratifying to the man who is an
noyed with after shaving trou
bles." For influenza, sore throat
cold in head or chest, apply y.
70 MOL according to directions
on the package o. place q small
quantity in a cup of boiling wat
err and inhale the fumes and see
how quickly it will relieve that
"stutfy" feeling and permit free
and easy breathing, All drug
gists carry o ZO-NOL in 25c and
bOc Observation-Disclosures.