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The sun., 1919-10-23
The Presidents Letter.


The Presidents letter said:
ITO the Ladies' and Gentlemen Of the
Industrial Conference:
Il am advised by your chairman that
you have come to a situation which ap-
pears to threaten the life of your con-
ference, and because of that / am pre-
sDning to address a word of very solemn
appeal to you as Americans. 1t Is not
for me to assess the blame for the pres
ent condition. I do not speak in a spirit
Of criticism Of any individual or of any
group. But having called this confer
ence. feel that my temporary indispo-
sftion should not bar the way to a frank
expression OF the seriousness of the po-
sition in which this country will be
placed should you adjourn without hav-
ing convinced the American people that
You had exhausted your resourcefulness
and your patience in an effort to come to
some common agreement
cat a time when the nations of the
world are endeavoring to find a way OF
avoiding international war. are we to
confess that there Is no method to be
found for carrying on industry except In
the spirit and with the very method OF
war? Must suspicion and hatred and
force rule US in civil life? Are our in
dpstrial leaders and our industrial work.
ers to live together without faith in
each other. constantly struggling for ad-
vantage over each other, doing naught
but what is compelled?
any friends, this would be an intoi-
erable outlook, q prospect unworthy OF
the large things done by this people in
the mastering of this continent-indeed,
it would be an invitation to national dis
sster. From such a possibility my mind
turns away. for my confidence is abid-
ing that in this land we have learned
how to accept the general judgment upon
matters that affeot the public veal. And
this Is the very heart and soul Of democ-
rAey.
Asks Full Programme.
III Is my understanding that you have
divided upon one portion only of q pos
siple large programme which has not
fuily oeen developed. Before a sever
ance ID affected. based upon present DIFF
ferences 1 believe you should stand to-
gsther Tor the development of that full
programme touching the many oueA-
tons within the broad scope OF your in
veeuxauons. II was In my mind when
this conference was. called that yo,,
WOULD concern yourselves with the dis
c0ysry OF those methods by which a
nleasurabie cooperation within Industry
raey nave been secured, ana II new ma.
eninery needs to be designed bv which
. minimum OF conflict between employers
The sun., 1919-10-23
$500. 100000 Copper. Circulating

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22.--Ray Baker
director OF the United States Mlnts. said
to-day at a conference of assay experts
here that all the mints In the country
are turning out 100000 pennies
monthly and that there are now $780,.
600 900 in circulation.
The sun., 1919-10-23

As Infiueusa
Is an exaggerated form Of grip, LAXATIVE
BROMO QUININE Tablets should be taken In
larger doses than Is prescribed for ordinary
Grip. A good plan is not to wait until You are
sick, but PREVENT 1T by taking LAXATIVE
PROMO QUISTNE Tablets in tme.-Adp.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
In 1899 They Smoked Big
Cigars Made Just as They
Are Made at Present Time.

The earliest known mention of cigars
is in a book published in 1740 under
the title of "DiStresseS and Adventures
Of John C~ockburn." 1t appears that
Cockburn was cast on a desert island
in the Bay Of Honduras, from which
he swan to the mainland, and thence
travelled afoot to Porto Bello, a dis
lance of $500 miles. Here he met some
friars who gave him some "~seegars"
to smoke. "These," he says, "are some
leaves of tobacco rolled up in some
ann that serves both as pipe and
the tobacco itself" Though this is the
earliest date at which cigars appear
to be mentioned by that name, so far
back as 1893 two soldiers sent by Co.
lumbus to explore Cuba told their COM
baniOnS on their return how the ma
tives carried in their mouths a light
ed firebrand made from the leaves Of
q certain herb, rolled up in maize
leaves. The description of ar Indian
method of smoking given by Lionel
Wafer, in his "Travels in the IsthmuS
Of Darien," in 1863, shows that they
then smoked cigars made just as they
are made now. The manufacture and
consumption of cigars in northern Eu-
rope only dates from the close Of the
seventeenth century.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Menagerie Minus Water
Feature of an Island
Northeast of Pitcairn

Investigations recently made on the
little-knOwn Henderson or Elizabeth
islands have led to the discovery Of a
curious little colony Of geological total
abstainers. The island, which is I'M
inhabited, is situated about 100 miles
northeast Of Pitcairn island-itself suf-
ficiently out of the way, but famous as
the home of the descendants of the
mutineers Of the Bounty. There is no
water on ii, not ever q swamp, and it
is only six miles long; yet it harbors
quite a menagerie-a kind of rat, a
lizard, described as very abundant, and
no fewer than four kinds of birds, all
peculiar to the island. These are a
fruit-pigeon, a lorikeet, or honey-eating
parakeet, a little rail or crake, anC
q reed-warbler. The strange thing
about the inmates Of this curious nat
ural aviary Of coral rock. surrounded
by waves instead of wires, is that two
of it's inmates are birds usually asso-
ciated with fresh water-the rail and
the warbler. These, like the rest, must
do without drinking, unless the dew
a Stake their thirst.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
ILlFE'S LONELINESS

Sometimes the abundant beauty of the
world
Makes my heart tremble and ache.
unfurled,
and whirled,
/ think my heart will break.
For loneliness Is often too great to bear.
Trees laced at twilight, how they lift
me up
To the far heights Of heaven! And winds
that stir
At evening bid my soul with God confer.
l drink the beauty of the world as from
a cup.
Why should I almost weep when I be-
hold
The quiet moon, a ship blown down the
night?
Over and over 1 watch the shadows fold,
Over and over I see the stars clear gold,
But never yet have l lost the new de-
light.
I weep for gladness. as women weep when
Love
Enters the heart, singing it's age-old
song.
And I weep that the cloud which sails
that sea above
Will drift from my dreams and all the
hopes thereof
And I weep that life Is short. when I
thought 1t long.
Charles Hanson Towne in Harper's Mag
eE!cc
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
FOR POULTRY
GROWERS
prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)

When open range is not available
and hens must be confined, poultry
specialists of the United States depart
ment of agriculture recommend the d.
vision of the hen yard into two lots,
so that green stuff may be grown on
one side while the other patch is being
graZed. AS soon as the green feed is
two to three inches high the hens may
be turned on it, while the other lot
may be spaded up and sown again.
This plan provides plenty Of green
feed throughout the year for the av-
erage backyard flock.
The green crops should be suited to
local conditions, those suggested below
being adapted to moderate climatic
conditions. For the extreme North
or South the planting dates should be
modified. Thickly sown crops furnish
%Succulent feed and summer shade.
From April l to July 1 on growing yard
1-oats, chard or lettuce, clover or
vetch, sunflowers, cowpeas, rape may
be grown. For feeding purposes on
yard 2-winter rye, winter vetch, sweet
clover may be grown, as well as Grim
son clover in the latitude of New Jer-
sey and south.
From July 1 to October 1 the oats,
chard and lettuce, clover or vetch,
cowpeas and rape on yard 1 may be
fed, while b~uckwheat, dwarf Essex
rape and fiat turnips are grown on
yard 2. From October l to April 1 the
growing crops or yard 1 should consist
of oats, winter rye, winter vetch,
sweet clover and crimson clover, while
at the same time in feeding yard 2
buckwheat, dwarf Essex rape, fiat tur-
nips and soy beans are grown.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Providing Heat for Ajrmeu.

A German account of flexible cleo
trio heaters made for war purposes
states that airmen's clothing was ar
first heated by alternating currents
from the wireless equipment, but as
this interfered with the perception OF
sound signals, direct current from dy-
namos Of 200 watts at 80 volts was
substituted. Heaters of 30 watts each
were used for keeping pliable the rub
Der of Gamers shutters, warming film.
driving clockwork, keeping In working
order vital parts of machine guns, and
ensuring the action Of eirplane control
levers. The heaters for airmen's cloth
ing consisted of asbestos cores wound
with spirals of resistance wire, and
special heaters were provided for the
nnger tips Of gloves.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Canning Compounds Are
Harmful to Health and
Regarded Unnecessary

Canning compounds sold under var
ious trade names for use in home can
ming are often harmful TO health and
should eve be used by housewives,
say the specialists of the bureau Of
chemistry, United States department
OF agriculture. These preparations,
which are usually in powdered form
and contain saliCylic acid or a0cic ac-
cid, are unnecessary since fruits and
vegetables can be kept for long periods
in perfect condition witholt any chem
zeal p~reservatives whatever if proper
methods Of canning are followed.
The federal food and drugs act
prohibits the use of harmful pr =
atives in foods which come witt 5
jurisdiction. The food laws of II ..y
every state in the Union forbid the
sale within the state of foods which
have been preserved with harmful sub
stances. Although neither the federal
or state laws apply to foods canned in
the home and consumed there, it would
seem that the housewife would not
knowingly use. in the foods she pre-
serves for her family, substances that
are prohibited by law in foods for sale
because the substances are injurious
tn health.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Patent Medicines Drove
"YarbS" Out of Business

YARDS" are little known to the pres
ent generation. The patent medicines
drove the "yarbs" out of business. The
writer made his first acquaintance
with n little "yarb," the goldthread.
when as a boy he was given it's wiry,
yellow, bitter rootstOcks to chew for
canker in the mouth-truly not a deli
ciOus mOrsel.
The small, white flowers Of this
plant develop some interesting fea-
lures. The outer divisions are the
sepals, though they serve In the usual
capacity Of petals as well. Each real
petal is small, club-shaped and termi-
mated by a cuplike disk which, strange
ly enough. has been transformed into
a nectary. The pistils are curiously
hooked.-W. L. Beecroft in Boys Life.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
The COED HELPED.

Gravely and laboriously the fresh
men Of the Montana States School OF
Mines carried 5000 gallons of water
and 300 pounds Of lime up the noun
tainside the other day to keep their
annual custom Of painting a white M
on Big Butte, says an exchange. This
is a landmark Of collegiate industry
raised every spring under the super
vision of the seniors. The letter Is
100 feet square, made Of closely packed
rocks. The freshmen do the haul
ing. the sophomores and Juniors apply
the lime, and the seniors arrange for
the tools. This year the solitary coed
1t the school Of mines helped CALAMITY.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29

Michel BOurdain, fourteen -ears old,
youngest soldier In the United States
army. He lived at Maine-et-Loire On q
farm with his parents. When the Fiji
ty-second ammunition train billeted
there, Michel picked up English
and soon became so proficient
that he was made q civilian em-
ployee, given a uniform, and re-
ceived $50 francs a month. He kept
five, gave his parents the rest and
they opened a store In Bordeaux. He
was attached to the Fifty-fourth coast
artillery, where he made many friends,
one Of whom, Il. III. Murphy, a New
York business man, formally adopted
him and brought him to the United
States. Sergeant Murphy promised
his parents that he would have the
boy write Once a week. The young
ster's official work as interpreter with
the A. K. r. has ceased and he Ia now
on half pay.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Familiar Loan Bank Sign
Was Part of Coat of Arms

The famous Medici family, who prac-
tically ruled Florence during the thir-
teenth century, possessed a wonderful
business instinct. Besides owning a
large number Of banks. this family had
a monopoly of the loan business of that
part Of Italy. Their coat Of arms was
a shield with six balls ~emblazoned on
1t, but as the loan business spread to
other parts Of the world and slipped
from the Medici grasp, three balls and
the shield were dropped and the re-
naming three. suspended over a door
way. have always suficed to indicate
that within money can be borrowed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
What Causes CoIors in
the Beautiful Rainbow

While 1t Is true that the beautiful
colors displayed by the rainbow are
due to the passage of light through
rain drops, the popular conception that
the drops are directly in line between
the sun and the bow is incorrect. The
light enters the raindrop and is re-
fracted and reflected back to form the
bow. In this passage through the drop
the different colors are produced
which, blended, make our ordinary
white light. Two persons standing side
by side see two different bows, though
they present the same appearance.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Sitting Game.

At a cavalry post on the border re.
Gently the officer of the day was max,
ing the rounds Of the post. 1t was
after challenging time. He seated
himself OF the corner post Of a fence
and waited for the sentry. The sen.
try, a recruit from the woods OF
Maine, rode slowly up and stopped
only a few feet from the o. d. After
waiting in silence for a few moments
the officer asked:
swell, what are you going to say?'
burned If l know what to say
drawled the recruit. "If you were
walking I'd say Halt r"-Private NJ
T.. Russell In Judge.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
And She Was RiQht.

The argument was concerning baby
brother. Bobbie, age five. boosted, "I've
got his head and arms and stomach"
Jane, age seven, surveyed the baby
closely. II don't care If you have" she
said; his legs belong to me, and
guess his arms, and head and stomach
couldn't go very far without them"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
HERE AND THERE.

The man who likes to do a
good job regardless Of the pay
he is getting Is the man who
will always be sure of q good job
to do.
The man who loses his tenn
per is apt to lose the argument
too.
Charity begins at home and if
the high cost Of living keeps up
1t will have to get started there
mighty soon.
Go to the sick IL you want to
learn to appreciate your health.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Old Stuff.

congressman Flubdub says that
owing to the pressing demands Of his
personal business he will retire to pri-
vate life"
yeah. I've heard that before. But
what Is the main reason for kicking
him Out?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Altruistic.

Some want the
rich to divide their
property"
II gotta little
tract out near
here" said the real
estate a that
I'm willing to SUBJ
divide for the bene-
fit of the public"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
The Proof.

T~eacher-YOur daughter has a good
carrying voice.
Father-YeS, it has already carried
away a good bit Of my money.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
AS a Starter.

"Well, what's
the first thing
your son did after
graduating o IN
that expensive col
lege?"
Touched me for
$500 to buy some
girl an engagement
ring"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
Electric Fans in India.

Electric fans have made 1t possible
to keep churches and theaters In
southern India open In summer
months.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
At the Fancy Ball.

"The girl yonder dressed as a milk
maid has such a high color"
"Then her character is not q fitting
one. Milkmaids are pail girls"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-08-29
HAVE A LAUGH
Just So.

"What made the speaker walk
across the stage before he began to
Speak?"
Il suppose that was the preamble
of his remarks"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04
FOR REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
DIR. LUCIUS L. HUBBARD.

DR.. L. L. Hubbard, candidate to sue
coed himself as a Regent Of the Mich
igan University, is a man of wide
learning, broad experience and is espe-
cially interested in the up-building Of
an Institution which stands foremost
among the Universities of the land.
DR.. Hubbard was born at Cincinnati,
Ohio in 1849. He was educated in the
common and high schools OF that City,
spent two years at Phillips Exeter
Academy, then entered Harvard Col.
lege where he was graduated In 1872.
He made two trips abroad, studying
at Heidelberg, also the great Bonn
University where he received his de-
gress of A. M. and Phi. d.
In 1891 DR.. Hubbard came to Michi-
gan as an assistant on the State
Geological Survey and became one Of
the instructors in the Michigan Min
ing School. In 1893 he was appointed
State Geologist and served for six
years. In 1911 he was elected Regent
of the State University in which oil
fee he has served the state well. and
for which he was unanimously nomi-
mated for reelection at the State Con-
vention of our party.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04
FOR REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY
BENJAMIN s. HANCHETT.

Benjamin 8. Hanchett was born In
Grand Rapids, his present home city
October first 1868 and received his
education in the public schools of that
city. He entered the service of the
Grand Rapids Traction System as
Office boy, and now is the President
and General Manager of that property.
His services during his first term rs.
Regent have been of rare advantage
to the State friends of the University
declare, it would be calamity II he
were not returned at this time to as
sist in solving the problems of recon
struction, following the war. 1t was
only this plea which induced him 20
stand for reelection possessed of I'M
challenged business, judgment he has
devoted, limitless energy and en-
thusiasm and public spirit to the Uni
versitys big business and scholastic
problems and particularly to the per.
sonal welfare of the boys and girls.
He has but the University of Michi-
gan ahead of all his personal obliga.
tions and has earned the commenda-
ton of his State, as he has already re-
ceived the whole hearted endorsement
of all who realize Regency needs and
who appreciate effective loyalty.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04
FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB.
Lie INSTRUCTION., FRED L.
KELLER.

OF Mt. Pleasant, was born July 4,
1872, on farm in Sharon township,
six miles from Grass Lake, Wash
tenaw county. He attended district
school, and later the Grass Lake high
school, from which he graduated In
1889. He entered the University OF
Michigan in the fall Of 1889, gradual
ing from there in 1893. In the sum-
mer Of 1895 he was placed at the head
of the department Of science at the
Central Michigan Normal School at
Mt. Pleasant and continued in that
work for thirteen years. He was APP
pointed deputy superintendent of pub
lie instruction by Superintendent l.. l..
Wright in 1908 and continued to hold
that office until November 10, 1913,
when he was appointed superinten-
dent of public instruction to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Luther L. Wright Mr.. Keeler has de-
voted his life to educational work. He
is a Mason and member Of the De-
Witt Clinton Consistory. He has been
a life long Republican and active in
the interests Of his party.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04
FOR MEMBER OF THE STATE
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE DORA
H. STOCKMAN.

Dora II. Stockman, candidate for
member of the State Board of Agri
culture on the Republican ticket, has
been the leading lecturer for the State
Grange for many years.
No one knows of the problems Of the
farmers and farmers wives of Michi-
gan better than does she. In her
work of teaching housewives she
has dwelt little upon the frills and fur
bellows of style but has been strong
In working for the Improvement OF
farm home conditions and the fam
lilies of farmers.
She first began her extension de-
monstration work at Bay View In Au-
gust. 1914 under the auspices OF the
Michigan Agricultural College. Since
that time Mrs. Stockman has been
thoroughly occupied in demonstrations
for saving food. The use of sub.
stitutes and rendering practical aid
to all classes during the war.
She will take place on the Board
of Agriculture we'll equipped to look
after the interests Of the many young
women who have chosen the Agricul
tural College as an institution to re
ceive q well-rounded education.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04
FOR MEMBER OF THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION,
FRANK CODY.

OF Detroit, was born in Belleville,
Wayne county, Michigan, December
81, 1870. He received his elementary
education in the public schools of the
county. After graduating from high
school he taught in the schools of his
native village for three years. He
then entered the State Normal College
at Ypsilanti, and in 1891 was appoint
ed superintendent of the Delray
schools, holding that position until
Delray was annexed to Detroit in 1907,
when he was appointed to the prin-
cipalship of the Detroit Mcmillan high
school. In 1914 he was made assist
ant superintendent of the Detroit pub
lie schools In 1898, he organized the
night school for Detroit newsboys and
was its principal for five years. Later
he was elected president Of the Detroit
Newsboys' Association. In 1895, he
was elected a member of the Wayne
county board of school examiners,
holding the Office until 1907. He is
Knight Templar and thirty-second
degree Mason and also a member OF
the /. o. o. F. and X. of p.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-04-04
FOR JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT, RUSSELL c. osT-
RANDER.

Russell Cowles Ostrander was born
ut Ypsilanti, Michigan, September l,
1851, and removed with his parents to
Lansing In April. 1853. where he has
since resided. He was educated In
the ward and high schools of Lansing.
He entered the law department Of the
University of Michigan in 1874, receiv-
ing his degree in 1876. in which year
he was admitted to the bar. From
its organization in 1895 to December
81, 1904, he was a member of the state
board of law examiners. Mr.. Ostran-
der was nominated by the Republicans
in convention at Saginaw. September
8, 1904, for justice Of the supreme
court, and was elected November 8,
1904, for the term of seven years and
reelected April 4, 1911, by plurality
of 1887. Justice Ostrander was
chief justice during the year 1911.