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The Washington times., 1919-07-10
Embroidery
Trimmings
by RITA sTTYVEsANT.

THIS summer no frock is COM
plete without its touch of
hand embroidery, and this
form of trimming is often used 70
the exclusion Of all other decora-,
tion. But no longer is the fine
handwork of GRANDMOTHER day"
considered smart, for crude, prim-
tive embroidery boldly displays
itself now on some Of the most
beautiful summer clothes. Dresses
OF simple charm are made striking
by the addition of gay embroidery,
and one can choose brushed wool,
bright worsted. heavy rope silk or
beads to carry out the design.
The simplest stitch shown to good
advantage is the darning stitch
about a quarter OF an inch long
and run in several rows. For in
stance. a mandarin blouse Of peach
pink crepe de chine relied solely on
three rows Of creamy white wor-
sled to outline its round neck and
sleeves for trimming.
Waistcoats in all colors and fab
are some unusually dashing ones
featuring brushed wool embroidery.
A black satin was lately displayed
with scarlet trimming. The main
part of the design was achieved Dy
leaving the material to show the
background and filling il in with
solid stitches or wavering uneven
lines in a chain or outline stitch.
these designs by all the better pat
tern companies.
Chain stitch and French knots
were used effectively for a Design
suitable for a blouse or fpock. 1t
was conventional and made up OF
gay little flowers and odd leaves
On q lemon-colored blouse IL would
be delightfuLworkedi in Chinese blue
or that exquisite shade Of lavender
50 popular this summer.
A frock Of gray silk Jersey was
bordered with Jade green rope silk
in simple cross-stitching. A six
inch motif was repeated at short
intervals around the bottom of the
scant skirt The croSs-stitching IS
unusually simple to work and has
the advantage Of going quickly.
Among the distinctive novelties
IN the summer embroidery fashions
there was a skirt OF sky-blue or
candle frightened with roses in a
delicate shade Of pink worsted. The
bottom Of the skirt was turned into
And deep hem and formed a back
ground for the lovely roses. The
roses were done in close solid
stitches that gave a rich, heavy eff
feet as IL they were crocheted to
place.
Small rose leaves were outlined
with green worsted, and the back
ground was flled with small darn
ing stitches in various shades OF
blue. Nothing could be more de-
lightfully dainty than this rose
border on the blue Organdie.
Other flowers in various eolors
might be used for trimming, and
here one can show ones individual
ity by selecting suitable flowers and
ha-monizing color schemes.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
The Rhyming
Optimist
INK.
By Aline Michaelis.

n lost fluids are quite popular
M with every one you meet
the different ginks like Diff
ferent drinks, each fnds one hard
to beat The baby. now, claims
that the COW affords the best Of all.
Old maids agree on drinking tea.
for II they always fall. The poet
sings OF wine and things, OF ale or
Burgundy, but I'll declare OF LIQUIDS
fair, old inks the one for me. Now
do not make the rash mistake Of
thinking that I drink this fuid
hlest that ] like best, this red or
purple ink. Nay. l consign this gift
divine 10 nohler, better use. and
day by day I toll away and turn
the good ink loose. Some folks. I
ween, believe the bean of each man
who can write must be a store
chuck full OF lore, an attic erudite.
But / will show this isn't so, and IL
the writer-chap will start his task
with just cask OF ink the things
q snap. II you would write a tale
OF night, OF flowing seas of gore.
why, he should spread ink darkly
red on forty sheets or more And II
in vein OF grief or pain his work
he would indite, for such sad screeds
he only needs with bright, blue ink
to write. If vilIainys the thing
that he most wishes to portray, ink
black as jet he ought 10 get for his
dark themes display. The different
ginks like different drinks, l can
forswear them all: for blue and pink
and purple ink alone 1 weep and
bawl
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
When Heart
Gives Out
By Brice Belden, N. D.

THE fundamental and universal
remedy in diseases OF the
= heart IL rest
. The FIRST principle in the use of
rest in heart diseases IL to give
sufficient rest This means main
tenance Of the horizontal position
feet in bed and head on pillow; sit
ting up not allowed unless there
is distress in breathing not other
wise relievable.
Failure to give enough rest, and
prompt rest. to cases in which the
heart is acting badly may ImreriI
the chance OF recovery or improve
ment Only too often people with
failing hearts keep up and about
for weeks and even for months
longer than they should
Shortness Of breath or swelling
OF the lower limbs demands imme-
date rest IN bed. In some cases the
signs of heart failure are cought,
blueness OF the lips and finger nails
and disordered heart action. usually
excessive. increase of rate after
slight exertion. All such symptoms
betray a failure of compensation:
that is to say, the heart muscle is
unequal to the extra strain, result
ing from defective valves.
How long such patients should
remain in bed can be determined
only by the physician. 1t is a mat
ter Of weeks or months. The get
ting up must be made gradually and
cautiously, a close watch being kept
on the behavior OF the heart during
the process. If the pulse shows an
excessive increase Of rate on get
ting UP. the patient SHOULD be put
back to bed and kept there for sew
eral weeks before trying it again.
II the compensation remains
good in heart trouble II is not
necessary to put the patient to bed
nor to give him heart medicines.
Regulation OF the diet, however, Is
most important in heart cases under
all circumstances. In general the
diet should consist OF milk, fruits,
vegetables and cereals. Animal
flesh and eggs should be used spar
ingly II at all, for in most OF these
cases there are associated changes
in the blood vessels due to intes-
final Standardization, which meat
and eggs would encourage.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
By Anne Isle.
CHATTER CIV

Upright, 1919, King. Features
Syndicate, Inc
EAVING Betty alone with her
memories, her hopes and her
dreams, I slipped out into the
Sidor to wait for Miss Moss.
= so impatient to carry my mes
e to Terry that the minutes
spent in the hospital where Betty
lad gone. to have her arm operated
seemed to drag along into hours.
But presently Miss Mess trotted
into view, bearing a heavy tray.
IAN egEnog and toast for her"
tvfttered Miss Moss. H"And some
lunch for you. There will be enough
for Captain Winston, too"
Then he may see herr" I ven
tured tactfully, concealing my plan
10 smuggle Terry in at once,
whether or no I was granted per-
mission.
As soon as she's had her eggnog.
It's the fourth day and she's doing
nicely. Tonight she's going to
have chicken"
Having chicken seemed to be an
achievement, so exclaimed over it
with due fervor as 1 opened the
door for Miss Moss And got real
joy out Of the look of disappoint-
ment on Betty's face when she saw
who her visitors were.
Now, take every drop OF your
eEgnog and eat every smidgin of
your toast, child-and then we'u
tell that nice captain he may stop
prancing up and down the path
and come in to visit you for fifteen
minutes" ordered Miss Moss.
ishly, but her flushing cheeks and
eager eyes told me she wasn't fell
ing = bft like child
I hurried through my lunch and
was ready. to help Miss Moss carry
off the tray and herself and almost
a. soon as Betty had managed, with
many WY faces, to gulp down her
consignment Of food
ANNE come here = minute,
please, begged Betty as we were
on the point OF vanishing. Then
her voice sank 70 a whisper. do I
look very-ill? They don't let me
see"
Seeing Il Believing
held up q mirror that Betty
might see her own radiant face
Then I put my lips to her forehead
for a second and hurried after Miss
Moss 49,.
We discovered Terry, not pranc-
ing, but dragging himself simlsssly
up and down at the side of the
building, with hunchSd, unsoldierly
shoulders and 5erky, short Strides.
Miss Moss faded away into the
shrubbery and I hurried after Terry,
caught hin at a turn and laid my
arm on his sleeve. He stopped in
his tracks and fastened his fingers
on my wrist In a crouching grip.
quick, Anne-give il to me
straight She's all right? But she
won't see me?" he muttered.
she's waiting for you. Ter
Before I had said the last syl-
liable OF his name beheld Terry
already half way to the entrance
or the pavilion, and knew that he
and Betty didn't need me to explain
them to each other any longer.
Then 1 had a queer" 'all gone
feeling. I suppose a mother gets
such sinking sensations when she
cuts OF her chitd's Fauntleroy curlS
and sees q shaven-pated boy emer-
ging where lately her baby was
I imagine q father feels bit like
that when his daughter starts OF
to business 70 be q wage-earner
like him
I managed TO keep Miss Moss
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
Puss in Boots
Jr.
BY David Cory.

BY David Cory.
a S Puss Junior Travelled along,
~ he came to a queer little
= house at the foot Of a hill.
There was an old woman
Lived under z hill,
She put = mouse in . bag
And sent II 20 MILL
The miller did swear
BY the point Of his knife,
He never took toll
OF . mouse IN hts life"
why, did yu do that-" PuEs
asked the old woman. who was
standing outside her door.
Never mind, dearie," she replied
~Had I a cat like you perhaps 1
would have done otherwise"
BUY q mouse-trsp," suggested
our little traveller.
I don't want any advice
snapped the old woman, lit costs
| nothing. You had better be on
our way and not bother honest
dix" SO Puss went on his way,
(. eavinS the cross old woman to
erself.
By and by he heard a voice calling
{ he couldn't find out where il
me from. Then he heard { again,
], sure enough. when he CHANGED
look up. there was the old woman
swept the cobwebs OF the sky.
was in her magic basket and
~ her arm she carried her broom.
uoOd day, my little friend" she
led. coming down quite close TO
e earth. How have you been
ice last saw you"
Very well, thank you. found
. ~ father. Did you know that?'
NO, did not" she answered
I'm so glad" Then she leaned
f. yver the side OF the basket and said,
why don't you take q little trip
with me? It's very pretty up here in
tire blue sky and everything is nice
and clean, for I've just swept off
the cobWebs."
Puss jumped into the basket
without a woodland off they went,
higher, until the church steeples
looked like little pin points.
do you remember how you and
Mother Goose and I went TO the
moop?" asked the old woman. or
course Puss did, but pretty soon he
fell asleep, and had q beautiful
dream
S-And the next story you shall
hear what happened after that
Copyright, 1918, David CoFy.l
To Ne COnefnueA
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
Got It Printed.

$50 you get your poem printed"
Yes" replied the author. az sent
the first stanza to the editor OF the
Correspondence Column with the
InduiFSh Can any one give me the
rest OF this poem? Then sent In
the complete poem over another
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the BIRTH 1928 of William
Blackstone the great writer on law, whose commen-
areS exercised great influence the legal profession
for century after his DEATH In the present day they
chiefly valuable furnishing data for the history of law
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
A Household Suggestion.

NEVER wiring out the water from blankets by twisting
- them. Fold them neatly before passing them between
the rollers of machine but with much pressure
Just enough to squeeze out the wafer Use clean sheet
to enfod the blankets, that they do not catch the
sometimes rough rollers.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10

When a, girl was married in an
Gent Greece the brides mother ca--
ried the sacred fire from her own
hearth to that OF the new home.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10

The most ancient sweets are
sugar plums. sugar almonds and
burnt almonds.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10

The inch measure was formerly
subdivided into three ~barleycorns,"
these divisions being originally the
length Of a well-dried grain OF bar
ley.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10

A needle passes through eighty
operations in its manufacture.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

No bird possesses the power to
fly backward.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10

In Japan massage treatment e
administered almost entirely BY
blind persons. The reason Is be-
cause in the blind the sense Of
touch is more del = than in pe.,.
sons blessed WITH
The Washington times., 1919-07-10

Sweden claims to have the oldes:
vessel in Europe-perhaps in the
world-in the schooner Emanuel,
built in l74s. She was a prIvateer
and is now in the timber trade.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
WOW That Summer Calls
The Sweater Is Reproduced by Permission of Good
Housekeeping, the Great Magazine of the Home

A summer afternoon of flowers
and frightening shadows would
not be complete without it's frocks
of sheer fabrics and dainty colors.
This lovliest of models is of white
net and silk lace, with enchanting
bell sleeves and green buttons.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

bring the plunger part way up the bar.
rel Of the pump are the kind that
quickly tire out and require a much
longer time to fll the tire. Slowly
pull the plunger all the way up to
the top of it's stroke and then force
it down again firmly and evenly to the
bottom of the cylinder, By doing this
you get the benefit of the full cylinder
volume of air and the work becomes
much less strenuous with more real
accomplishment.
Here is an argument for the carrying
Of cigarets even by the motorist who
does not smoke them. When far from
a repair shop, W. motor travellers one
day discovered that the radiator was
leaking to such an extent hat they
had to stop at all too frequent inter
walls along the road and procure a pail
of water to r%eplenish the supply. All
efforts to stop the leak were Of no
avail, until one Of the party hit upon
the idea Of breaking UP several cigar
cts and putting the shreds of tobacco
into the radiator, through the filler
neck. Three cigarets were sacrificed
to this experiment, and in a few mo-
ments, after the circulating system
had had time to carry the tobacco to
the points Of leakage in the radiator
core, the loss of water stopped and
the motorists had no further trouble
frn,, chic n,.roa xh@a -L.~l,
serving to stop up the cracks. 1t was
several days later before there was
an opportunity to have the radiator
core repaired, but we have the motor
lists word for it that even then there
was no appreciate leakage, so effec-
tive was the makeshift repair ma.
terial.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

faucets all owe the house and barns.
separating, churning. washing and
sweep ng, will turn the corn shelter,
farming mill and grindstone. Electric
irons, fans, coasters and p%ercolators
also make the household work much
easier. All of this electric service is
enjoyed on the farm at a low cost and
with practically no bother. The best
of the farm electric plants show a
very low running cost and are prac.
tically trouble proof. Their engines
are cooled by air, which does away
with the trouble of carrying water
and the danger of ever-heating or
freezing. They burn kerosene for fuel.
Direct connection of the generator
and engine. automatic fabrication. self
cranking and self stopping are other
features of up-to-date lighting plants,
which makes them easy to care for
and operate. And of course with each
engine and generator is a storage bat.
terry which furnishes light and power
at all times of the day and night wheth-
er the generator is running or not.
Where the plant has been properly
designed and made, the owner is as
sured of satisfactory service. And
he's not slow to tell his neighbors
about the kind of satisfaction he's get
ting. The result Is that where one
good plant goes into a rural commu,
nifty it is usually followed by several
more. That there are reliable plants
on the market is indicated by the fig
ures quoted above. And they surely
show, too, that the farmer as a class
is taking an interest in the subject
of electricity for the farm.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

Seven Brick Business Blocks Erected IN
1914.
New 1850 Girls Dormitory at State
College
One Exclusive Dry Goods and Ladies' Fur
nishing Store.
Good Volunteer Fire Department With
Electric Apparatus
South Dakota State College OF Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts.
Brookings Produce Co., Cash Market for
All Farm Products.
Two Billiard Halls and Bowling Alley a.
Places of Amusement.
Brictson Manufacture Company. makers
of. the Brictson Tire Tread
New $500, 900 Administration Building at
South Dakota State College
Surrounded by the Best Farming Land In
the State, Where Crops are Sure and Boun-
tiful
Municipality Owned Telephone, Electric
Light, Heating and Water Works Plants.
Strong Commercial Club with 200 Mem
bers in Good Standing. Fine Club Rooms.
Brookings is Located on the Main Line OF
the c. & N. w. Ry. from Chicago to Pierre
the Capital OF the State. Also Headquarters
for Train Crews Running North to water
town and on to Redfeld and Gettysburg.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
ELECTRICITY FARM SERVANT

A traveller through the country to
day notices one thing more than any
other, and that is the number of farms
where electric service is now used.
A few years age, three or four at
most, the coal-oil lantern and lamp,
and the long handled wooden pump.
which stood in the b%arnyard, and froze
up solid every winter, were symbols of
1.-THE farm, just as the street car and
the department store are symbols of
ciated ideas OF the old-fashioned ways
of doing things. of hard work and long
hours.
But what a change has taken place!
Drive out into the country at night
and look at the farm houses you pass.
In a great many Of them, instead OF
the dim glow that used to come from
one or two windows, or the bobbing
point OF light that marked q lantern
being carried up to the house from
the barn, you will see the whole place
brightly lighted. Drive into the barn
yard. Instead of waiting while some
one at the house lights a lantern and
comes out, you'll suddenly find the
whole yard flooded with light from an
electric lamp on a pole in the centel
OF the yard. or perhaps on a corner
of the barn. And when your host
comes out you'll find that he has
turned On Tho p,r1 I;~ht f,1-, ....l1
Then he'll take you through the
the house and barns and show you
what a difference electricity can make
on the farm. AS you go through the
country you will find a surprisingly
large number of farms electrically
equipped. And nearly all OF this
equipment has been put in within the
last three or four years. One manu-
facturer alone 'over sew
enty-fve thousand satisfied users" a
surprising fact, in view of the farm
er's ~well-known tendency t. make a
long and thorough investigation be-
fore he buys anything in the way of
farm equipment.
What, then, is the reason for this
rapid increase in the rural use Of
electricity? Simply this, that cleo
tricity has proved to be wonderfully
useful on the farm. Much more so,
in fact, than in city homes.
Electric light Is not only superior
to all others rs a light, but is much
moro copyapiopt much coeor onJ T..
farm usage, saves a great amount Of
time. The difference between turning
a switch at the house and lighting A
lantern has already been mentioned,
and this greater convenience is found
throughout. Upstairs lights can be
switched on from the lower hall, and
even the barn may be lighted from
the horse. This convenience effects
a great saving of time. The daily
cleaning and filling of lamps is no
longer necessary. There is no walk
ing from barn to the house to get n
lantern. And in the barn itself, it is
found that the w~ell-placed electric
lamps made every movement surer
and faster, saving nearly half the time
it used to take to do the chores.
Electric light is safer; too, particu-
larly in the barn, where the hazard
OF fire from an overturned lantern was
foromerly very great. But electric
power on the farm is ever more use
ful than electric light. An automatic
water system will pump every drop
of water formerly pumped by hand,
supplying water under pressure at
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

over one hundred New Dwellings Built
During past three years. Besides Many
business blocks and other substantial I'M
provements.
Beautiful trees line the streets and the
City presents a fine appearance. matted a.
II in in the midst Of a fine growth OF shade
and ornamental trees. Her citizens are Will
ing and ready to encourage and assist ever,
helpful industry.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF EDUcA
TON
Office Of Board of Education,

August Is, 1919.
A special meeting was called by the
president for the purpose of levying
tax for the general expenses of the
school for the ensuing year; all mem
bers geing present.
A motion was made and seconded
to levy tax as follows:
For teachers salaries ......$ 1872, 900. 90
For general expenses ...... 0 1000. 90
For interest .............. 100000
For sinking fund .......... 0 1000. 90
All voting aye on roll call, motion
carried.
On motion meeting adjourned.
August Is, 1919.
Meeting was held at the superin,
tendent's Office for the purpose Of
electing a teacher of English for the
Junior High school, and after looking
over the applications, on recommends
ton of Supt. Johnson, motion was
made and seconded to elect Miss Joy
Morton for the position at a salary
of $50 per month.
All members voting aye, motion car.
ried.
Moved and seconded that Mr.. Ru-
fenacht and Mr.. Borgeson be elected
as janitors for the coming year at a
salary of 500 per month, beginning
September /, 1919.
All members voting aye, motion car
ried.
On motion be board adjourned.
August 20, 1919.
Board met in regular session with
the following members present: Cald-
well, Atkinson, Mcknight and Johnson.
The minutes of the last regular and
special meetings were read and ap-
proved. The finance committee made
a favorable report on the following
bills:
City of Bookings, phone, water
and light (July) ...........$ 9.51
County treasurer, interest on
bonds 125.OO
Register of deeds, recording
deed and satisfaction ....... 1.20
J. A. Walton, shades for super
~intendent's house .......... 800
F. II. Barton, papering and
painting 25.45
S. j. Rudolph, sellig of Baptist
parsonage and Alton house
and barn 1000
improvement bulletin, adv. for
bids on school building. . $3.50
S. w. Johnson, salary, August. 216.G5
w. p. Beard, salary, August. 1888
j. P. Lippincott Co, magazine
sub. PA
Vert D~isinfectant Co., supplies 65.85
Imperial Brush Co, janitor sup
plies $500
Youman's Lumber Co., lumber. $50
A. E. Anderson, film packs,
ayr. dept. LOO
Register Publishing Co., adv.
Tor bids DO
Hewood Hardware Co., sup
plies 10
Rio Miner, plumbing .......... l.05
bdTteiL SeTNlCe OIdllOu, OH anu
gas 1897
C. D. Kendall, supplies ........ 9.55
S. w. Johnson, messages paid
lot E'oo
Henry Borgeson, labor ........ 1000
VIM. Rufenacht, labor ........ 1000
Atlas Lumber Co.. lumber. 80. 104 AZ
d. Sharp, making keys and re-
! pairing locks ............. 5.95
City of Brookings, phone and
light (August) ............. 6.35
Hans Usletten, labor ......... $50
VIM. Rufenacht, salary, August $500
Henry Borgerson. salary, Au-
gust oo.Vo
Moved and seconded that the re-
port of the committee be adopted, bills
allowed and warrants drawn for same.
All members present voting aye.
motion carried.
Moved and seconded that bond pre-
scented by clerk be accepted and filed.
All voting aye, motion carried.
On motion the board adjourned.
p. ]. Erie. Clerk.
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