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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28

was, when the train came along Caro-
lyn May, after seeing Prince put into
the baggage car, climbed aboard with
the help of a brakeman.
"Of course, If he howis awfully," she
told the baggageman, who gave her q
check without question, II shall have
to go in that car and sit with him."
There were not many people in the
car. They steamed away from Sun.
rise Cove and Carolyn May dabbled
her eyes with her handkerchief and
told herself to be brave.
The stations were a long way apart
and the conductor did not come
through for some time. When he did
open the door and comc into the car
Carolyn May started up with a glad
cry. 1t was the very conductor who
had been so kind to her on the trip VI
from New York.
The railroad man knew her at once
and shook hands most heartily with
her.
"Where are you going, Carolyn
May?" he asked.
"All the way with you, sir" she re-
piled.
"To New York;"
eyes, sir. I'm going home again"
"Then I'll see you later" he said,
without asking for her ticket.
The conductor remembered the little
girl very well, although he did not
remember all the details Of her story,
He was very kind to her and brought
her satisfying news about Prince In
the baggage car. The brakeman wal
nice, too, and brought her water t.
drink In a paper cup.
At last the long stretches of streets
at right angles with the tracks ap-
peared-asphalt streets lined with tall
apartment houses. This could be moth
ing but New York city. Her papa had
told her long ago that there was no
| other city like 1t in the world.
She knew One Hundred and Twen-
| ty-ifth street and its elevated station.
| That was not where she had boarded
| the train going north, when Mr.. Price
| had placed her in the conductors care.
but it was nearer her old home-that
she knew. SO she told the brakeman
she wanted to get out there and he
arranged to have Prince released.
The little girl alighted and got her
dog without misadventure. She was
down on the street level before the
train continued on its journey down
town.
At the Grand Central terminal the
conductor was met with a telegram
sent from Sunrise Cove by a certain
frantic hardware dealer and that tele-
gram told him something about Caro-
Ign May of which he had not thought
to ask.
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CHAPTER XIX.
The Homo Of Carolyn May.

1t was some distance from the rain
road station to the block or which
Carolyn May Cameron had lived all
with Uncle Joe Stage. The child knew
she could not take the car, for the con-
ductor would not let Prince ride.
She started with the dog on his
leash, for he was not muzZled. The
bag became heavy very soon, but she
staggered along with 1t uncomplain-
ingly. Her disheveled appearance.
with the bag and the dog, gave people
who noticed her the impression that
Carolyn May had been away, perhaps,
for a "~fresh-air" vacation, and was
now coming home, brown and weary.
to her expectant family.
But Carolyn May knew that she was
coming home to an empty apartment
to rooms that echoed with her moth
er's voice and In which fingered only
memories Of her fathers CHEEKY spirit,
Yet 1t was the only home, she felt,
that vas left for her.
She could not blame Uncle Joe and
Miss Amanda for forgetting her.
DAunty Rose had been quite disturbed,
too, since the forest fire. She had
given the little girl no hint that pro.
vision would be made for her future.
YEARLY, Carolyn May travelled
through the Harlem streets, shifting
the bag from hand to hand, Prince
pacing sedately by her side.
"We're getting nea home now. Prin
cey," she told him egain and again.
Thus she tried u keep her heart up.
She came to the cexner near which she
had lived sc long and Prince suddenly
shifted ut the screened door Of a shop.
"Of course, poor fellow! That's the
Butchers" Carolyn May said.
She bought a penny afternoon pa
per ON q news stand and then went
into the shop and got q nickel's worth
Of bones and scraps for the dog. The
clerk did not know her, for he was
q new q
ITO RE CoNTINJ1ED,
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TO Am END FOOD LAW
REPORT SHOWS
CONDITIONS REQUIRING
CHANGE.

Pierre-The report of the food and
that the receipts OF the department
for the year from fees has exceeded
the expenses OF operating the depart.
ment by 10000, in spite Of the fact
that the fees for testing gasoline and
kerosine were reduced by one-half.
For the five-year period the total re-
ceipts of the food and drug depart
ment have been $3.50, S37.71, the ex
penses being 240,019.72, thus leaving
a revenue turned into the state treas.
ury Of $113,S17 go.
The commissioner makes a number
OF recommendations for legislation
and 1t is likely this Legislature will en-.
act some Of them at least, II not all.
Change in the law relating to the
adulteration OF sausage is urged as a
result of the examination of many
specimens sent to the department for
analysis show them to be often below
standard.
keep out the shipment OF adulterated
articles if it contains any element
which makes it poisonous or injurious
to health. During the past year many
imported beans were shipped into the
state. Examination showed they were
a variety of lima bean which contain
varying amounts Of a chemical sub.
stance commonly known as Prussic
acid. Both the federal food and South
Wakota laws failed to provide against
such shipments, inasmuch as the law
only prohibits the shipment Of food il
1t contains some added injurious ele-
ment, thus ignoring one which con
tains in itself an element which is in
furious.
The paint law is ineffective as it
now stands, 1t is said, because though
II requires all paints to be clearly la
beled to show the and percent
ages Of each ingredient, II does not
prohibit substitution or adulteration
of paint or require that it shall be
true to anne
The commissioner also urges that a
weight and measure standard be
adopted, his examination of the test
ing pumps and measures In the state.
particularly those used for gasoline
and kerosene, showing the real need
Of such a law.
OF the several hundred hotels, res
taurants and candy kitchens, or SINH
lar institutions In the state which
come under the inspection of the food
and drug department there are but
thirteen which come under the rating
Excellent" However, there are a
number rated very good, showing a
general high standard IL maintained
throughout the state in places which
serve food to the public.
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eyes only for each other-thoughtS
only for each other.
Even a child could see something of
this. The absorption Of the two made
Aunty Roses remarks very impressive
to Carolyn May.
A week Of this followed-a week in
which the trouble in Carolyn Mays
heart and brain seethed until 1t be-
came unbearable. She was convinced
that there would soon be no room for
her in the big house. She watched
Aunty Rose pack her own trunk, and
the old lady looked very glum, indeed.
She heard whispers Of an immediate
marriage, here In the house, with Mr..
briggs as the officiating clergyman.
Carolyn May studied things out for
herself. Being q child, her conclu-
sions were not always wise ones.
She felt that she might be q STUN
bling block to the complete happiness
Of Uncle Joe and Amanda Parlow.
They might have to set aside their own
desires because of her. She felt vague
ly that this must not be.
II can go home,' she repeated over
and over to herself.
"HCme" was still in the New York
city apartment house where she had
lived so happily before that day when
her father and mother had gone aboard
the Inflated Dunraven.
Their complete loss out Of the little
girls life had never become fixed in
her mind. 1t had never seemed a surety
not even after her talks with the
sailor, Benjamin Hardy.
Friday afternoon the little girl went
to the churchyard and made neat the
three little graves and the one long
n on the plot which belonged TO
Aunty Rose Kennedy. She almost
burst into tears that evening, too,
when she kissed Aunty Rose good
night at bedtime. Uncle Joe was down
at the Parlows'. He and Mr.. Parlow
actually smoked their pipes together
In harmony on the cottage porch.
Aunty Rose was usually an early
riser; but the first person up at The
Corners on that Saturday morning was
| Carolyn May. She was dressed a full
hour before the household was usually
astir.
She came downstairs very softly,
carrying the heavy bag she had
brought with her the day she had first
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
Bill introduction Ends.

S"' w oodStioU GuOS.
The last day for the introduction OF
personal bills and the house threw
forty-eight into the hopper while the
senate started thirty-one on the
grind. The number Of bills will not
come up to the list two years ago, but
will get close TO 1t, with the commit
tee bills yet to come.
The senate attempted to amend the
prohibition bill to increase the amount
OF wine which a church can purchase
annually, which vas voted down, and
opposition to the provision Of confis-
cation of vehicles was raised, but the
bill went through as passed by the
house.
The general highway bill was intro
duced by the committee carrying a S..
OOO,0 600 bond issue for the development
OF the highways OF the state, as was
another giving the railway commits.
sion general supervision over packing
plants. flour mills, stock yards and
all business activities allowed under
state control through the consultations
al amendments adopted at the last
election.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
THE MARKETS

FLOUR-Per bbl., In jute, 9S-lb. sack
basis: Barley flour, $6.25; corn -four, Sc. so;
white rye flour, $S.75; dark rye, $500:
spring wheat, 5000; first clear. In jute,
$500: second clear, $S.25; special brands.
$l1.00; hard winter, sl0.5o410.S0 so; soft win
ter, $1,000. These prices apply TO car lots
except for special brands.
HAY-Choice timothy, s25. OOQ26.O co.; No.
/, $24. OOQ25.OO standard, $22. 00123. 90; No. ]
clover mixed. $21. 0OG22. 90; No. 2 timothy,
s21. 0OQ22.OO; No. 3, $16.Ooa1s!N: sample,
$S.OO9ltOO; clover, s14.O0Q22.O0 DO.
POTATOES-Per 100 lbs. bulk. northern.
s1.JOd1.6O; sacked, 81 .60Q1.65: western. $50
Q1.G0.
CATTLE-Choice TO prime steers, $4,000
~. "a: good to medium steers, SIS. 00019.O0
medium to good steers. $15.0OQ1S. 90; plain
to medium steers, $9.009l5. 90; yearlings.
fair to choice, 4 .O0Q17.5 so; stockers and
feeders, sS.50913.0 90; good to prime cows,
So. 70; fair to prime heifers. 5000
15.O0; fair to good cows. $6.50G10.00: can.
ners, s5.25d60: cutters, s.. 7546.50: bologna
bulls, S7.50GS75; butcher bulls, SO. 00a1 IL. 90;
veal calves, sl4.00a15.5o.
HOGS-Fair to choice light hogs, 81. LOO
17.60: choice light butchers. $17.40G17. 20;
medium weight butchers, 225-26O lbs. $17.75
@1S.O0; heavy weight butchers, 270-35O lbs,
ST.. S0QlS.05: mixed packing, $l7.15917. 20;
heavy packing, SIG. 90Gl7. Is; rough packing,
SIC. 5OGol6. 50; pigs, fair TO good. s13. 75al6.s IS;
stays (subject 10 20 lbs. dockage), SIS. ZOO
1876.
SHEEP-western lambs, sl4.7JGl7.50, ma
tivc lambs, $l4.0oal7. $5: yearlings. SiS.0Gll
J.J), wethers, good to choice, $9.50G12.25
wcs, fair To choice. SaGog1l6o; ,~fcca!ns
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CHAPTER xVlI-Continued.

mo, l should say they're not" Aunty
Rose observed with grimness. Ear
from 1t. It's a fact! I wouldn't have
believed 1t If l hadn't seen it with my
W eyes. Holding hands In there like
a pair Of Well, do you know what
It means, Carolyn Mayp"
THAT they love each other" the
child said boldly. "And I'm SO glad for
them !"
$50 an l." declared the woman, still
In a whisper. "But 1t means changes
here. Things won't be the same for
long. l know Joseph Stagg for what
he is"
what is he, Aunty Rose?" asked
Carolyn May in some trepidation, for
the h~ousekeeper seemed to be much
moved.
Hes a very determined man. Once
he gets set In a way, he carries every
thing before him. Mandy Parlow Is
going to be made Mrs. Joseph Stagg so
quick that it'll astonish her. Now, you
believe me, Carolyn May"
"Oh!" was the little girls comment.
'There'l be changes here very sud
den. 'Two's company, three's a crowd
Carolyn May. Never was a truer say
Ing. Those two will want just each
other-and nobody else.
"Well, Carolyn May, If you've fin
tshed your supper, we'd better go up to
bed. It's long past your bedtime"
"Yes. Aunty Rose" said the little
girl in nuffied voice.
AUnty Rose did not notice that Caro-
Ign May did not venture to the door Of
the sitting oOm to IBID either Uncle
Joe or Miss Amanda goodnight. The
child followed the woman upstairs with
faltering steps, and in the unlighted
bedroom that had been Hannah Stages
she kneit at Aunty Roses knee and
mCrnured her usual petitions.
do bless Uncle Joe and Miss
Amanda, now they're SO happy" was
a phrase that might have thrilled
Aunty Rose at another time. But she
was SO deep In her Own thoughts that
she heard what Carolyn May said per-
functorily.
With her customary kiss, she left
the little girl and went downstairs.
Carolyn May had seen SO much excite
ment during the day that she might
have been expected to sleep at once,
and that soundly. But 1t was not so.
The little girl lay with wide-open
eyes, her imagination at work.
"TwO's company, three's a crowd"
She took that trite saying, in which
Aunty Rose had expressed her own
feelings, to herself. If Uncle Joe and
Miss Amanda were going to be mar
ried, they would not want anybody
else aroundl OF course noti
Sand what will become Of met"
thought Carolyn May chokingly.
All the emptiness" Of the last few
months swept over the soul Of the lit
tie child In q wave that her natural
cheerfulness could not Withstand. Her
anchorage in the love Of Uncle Joe
and Miss Amanda was swept away.
The heart Of the little child swelled.
Her eyes overlooked. She sobbed her
self to sleep, the pillow muf1ing
the sounds, more forlorn than ever be-
fore since she had come to The Cor
uerS.
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New Senate Bills.

New Senate Bills.
s. B. 1872, Trip of Aurora, increas-
ing powers OF state board of health.
S. B. 1913, Lincoln of Brown, fixing
State Engineers salary at $4,000; dep
uty, $4,000.
S. b. 124, Engstrom of Roberts,
amendments to the Rural Credits law.
S. B. 125, Lincoln, authorizing u
ties to fund their outstanding indebt-
edness.
s. B. 1876, Fish and game, extending
trapping season and license require
ments therefor.
s. b. 127, Scott OF Brown, relating
to electric wires and poles along pub
lie highways.
S. B. 1928, Insurance, prohibiting sale
OF first year premium notes before
policy Is issued.
8. B. 1923, Insurance, limiting com
pensation Of officers Of domestic mu-
tual fire insurance comapnies.
8. b. 100, Insurance, regulating fire
insurance rating bureaus under Com
missioner of Insurance.
s. B. 131, Gunvordahl of Gregory,
relating to forcible entry and detain-
er cases.
S. B. 1872, ~Gunvordahl, certain instru-
ments deemed notice, defective or
without acknowledgment.
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New House Bills.

NOW uOuSC otIt6.
II. B. 16S, Mcdonald Of Dawson, re.
lating to powers OF park boards.
H. B. 1863, Mosher Of Ziebach, relat.
ing to trials before railroad commits
sion and appeals.
II. B. ITO, Nordness OF DAY. permit.
ting boards to get options ON land
for state institutions.
II. B. III, Piner of Douglas, fixing
selling price Of supreme court reports.
Fl. B. 172. Wentzky of Pennington,
providing all counties set aside So, 500
for wolf bounties.
Fl. b. 173, Mcdonald, board Of three
absolute movie censors; 50 fee OH
each film inspected.
II. b. TIA, Miller OF Dawson. fixing
terms Of court in fourth judicial cir
cult.
II. B. 175, Sanborn of Turner,
amending public highway law.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
The Brakeman Was Nice, Too, and
Brought Her Water In a Paper Cup.

come to The Corners. She had her
purse In her pocket, with all her money
In 1t and she had in the bag most Of
her necessary possessions.
She washed her face and hands. Her
hair was already combed and neatly
braided. From the pantry she secured
some bread and butter, and, with this
In her hand, unlocked the porch door
and went out. Prince got up, yawning,
and shook himself. She sat on the
steps to eat the bread and butter, d.
vlding it with Prince.
"This is such a beautiful place.
Princey," she whispered to the mon
grel. "We are going to miss it dread
fully, I s'pose. But then Well,
we'll have the park. Only you can't
run so free there"
Prince whined. Carolyn May got up
and shook the crumbs from her lap.
Then she unclaimed the dog and
picked up her bag. Prince pranced
about her, glad to get his morning run.
The little girl and the dog went
out Of the gate and started along the
road toward Sunrise Cove.
The houses had all been asleep at
The Corners. So was the Parl0w cot
tage when she trudged by. She would
have liked to see Miss Amanda, to
kiss he. just once. But she must not
think Of that! 1t brought. such a
"gulpy" feeling into her throat.
Nobody saw Carolyn May and Prince
Until she reached Main street. Then
the sun had risen and a few early per-
sons were astir; but nobody appeared
who knew the child or who cared any
thing about her.
At the railroad station nobody spoke
to her. for she bought no ticket. She
was not exactly clear In her mind
about tickets, anyway. She had found
the conductor on the train coming up
from New fJrk a kind and pleasant
man and she decided tn DO all her
business with him.
Had she attempted TO buy a ticket
Of the station agent undoubtedly he
would have made sogns inquiry. AZ
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Journey.

1t was certainly a fact that Amanda
Parlow Immediately usurped some
power In the household Of the Stagg
homestead. She ordered Joseph Stage
not to 60 down to his store that next
day. And he did not!
Nor could he attend to business for
several days thereafter. He was too
stiff and lame and his burns were too
painful.
Chef Gormley came up each day for
Instructions and was exceedingly full
of business. A man would have to be
very exacting indeed to find fault with
the interest the boy displayed In rum
ming the store just as his employer de-
sired it to be run.
II tell you what it Is, Car'lyn," Chef
drawled. In confidence. I'm mighty
sorry Mr.. Stagg got hurt like he did.
But femme tell you, it's just givin' me
the chance OF my lifei
"Why, nav says that MIR. Stagg and
Miss Mandy Parlow1l git married for
sure nowr
"Oh, yes" sighed the little girl.
They'll be married"
swell, when folks git married they
allus 60 of on q trip. Course, they
will. And me-Tn be runnin' the bust
pess oil by myself. It'll be greatl Mr..
Stagg will see jest how much value I
be to him. Why, It'll be the maxim OF
mel" cried the optimistic youth.
Yes, Carolyn May heard it on all
sides. Everybody was talking about
the affair of Uncle Joe and Miss
Amanda.
Every time she saw her uncle and
her pretty lady" together the observ-
ant child could not but notice that they
were utterly wrapped up in each other.
Miss Amanda could not go past the
Easy chair In which the hardware deal
Or was enthrOned without touching
him. He, as bold as a boy, would
seize her hand and kiss 1t.
Love. a mighty. warm, t%hrobbing
spirit, had caught them up and swept
them away out Of themsSlves--out OF
Saelr old selves at least. They bad
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
Government Should Stand Loss.

That the general government should
meet the difference in price between
the government guaranty and the
market price Of the 1919 wheat crop
is the view expressed in the senate
resolution presented by the agricul-
tural committee, OF which Senator Lin
coin, OF Brown, is a member, and
also a member Of the federal price
fixing commission from this state, the
view being that the government should
stand the loss.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28

We were listening (and who
wouldn'tO to two women talking at
each other on a Fifth avenue bus In
the more or less busy city of Gotham.
and in SO doing we heard M Of the
master paradoxes. One woman said to
the other: "Why, she told me In
strictest confidence only the other
day-"-New York Sun.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
Imported Clothes Soar In Price.

New York, Feb. 14.-Women's i'm.
ported apparel will cost more during
the coming season than at any time
during the war, in the opinion OF
American buyers returning here from
Paris. All prices are said to be higher
than ever before, In some instances
the advances being 100 per cent more
than recorded six months ago.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
Circulate School Moneys.

Senator Johnston Of Clark has put
IN a resolution for the submission OF
. constitutional amendment to put
school moneys on the same footing
with rural credits funds. The present
limitation is $4,000 and representa-
tons made to the school land depart
ment. and the frequency of applica-
tions for the full $4,000 available to
n man from the rural credits de-
partment, has put into the minds of
those interest a fear that IL present
conditions continue the school money
will not be In demand.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28

Will II Return TO It's Owner?
Flexible tips feature new umbrellas
ribs, which their inventor claims viii
prevent an umbrella from being blow
!esl1e out
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-02-28
That Strict Confidence.

(TO BE
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-06
Ell CENTAvo ESCoLAR

La directiva los nifios de El Cen
tavo Escolar, desean hacer pdblico su
agradecimiento a La frna comercial de
San Juan, "Srs. Gonzalez Padin
Co. Inc. - por Ell cheque de $113.20 en-
viado para los fines de dicha socie-
dad, cuya cantidad corresponds los
tickets depositados en- las urnas al
efecto colocadas en- sus establecimien
tos que vienen dedicando las dife-
rentes sociedades beneicas de La ciu-
dad.
Sc recomienda los clientes de di-
chos seiiores que no dejen de deposi-
tar Ell "ticket'' que reciben al hacer
sus compras, va que su destino es ell
socorro los necssi.ados.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-06
INFORMATION GENERAL
, REFoRMAs EN- Eel cARnAvAL"

La firma editora de nuestro buen CO.
lega "El Carnaval" nos dice 10 siguisn-
te:
"Tencmos el gus.o de manifestarle
que essa empresa ha comprado el taller
complete de iinprenia y encuadern1ci5z
de German Iiaz Eno., Inc. de esta
ciudad, 8,amos actualmente ocupa-
dos en- L, mudan2a de toia la maQuina
ria y accessories nuestro local en- la
c1lle Salvador Brau rs.
La ins .llacion estara terminada ma
fisna sabado, y ell ell nuevo lnc9i
ta~emos completam snte a sus 6rdenes
4 causa de Ia mudan. q, nuest-a re-
vista "El Calnaval' saldra con alg1n
rstraso, y lie rogamos pabique es.as
l;neas en- su ap-eciaco diario, a tin dt
que n2es os su3crip ores le:tor:.
s enteren de IA cousa de Ia denloro
y ncs dispenser es.a tardansa, asegu-
rinaoles que en- 10 sncesivo el psriodico
sgldr& siempre con exac, itud -
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-06
roRToRRIQUENcs CcNTRAEN NUP
CIAS EN- NUEvA YORK

Ssgun informes que hon llegado por
il-imo correo, ell dia 80 de aGosto unie
ron sus destinos para sismpre EN- Nueva
York Ia distinsuida ssfiori'a Rosa Be
tancourt el conocido joven don Mi
guel Lain La boda Sc celebr6 por Ell
ID ca'oiico fueron padrinos los Sc
flores Zoilo Agustin Betancourt, quie-
nes actualmente disfrutan de una tenn
porada do verano en- los Estados Uni
dos. La desposada es prima hermana del
ex-sscretario Y tesorero de La mercan'l
William j. Carrie de esta plaza, don
Agustin Betancourt, quien no hace nu-
cho presento La renuncia de su cargo