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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
Auberqe du Pigeon.

Strasbourg. French once more, IL
unfolding, like a rose to the sun. The
old life has begun again, rs II was
lived before the interruption In 1871.
Houses are throwing open their shut
tiers and hanging up once familiar
signs. One Of them, the Pigeon inn,
one Of the glories of Strashourg with
It's painted wood carvings, its old
windows and curious ship decorations,
has r%copened ITS doors. 1t was built
I'm 1891 and began its career under the
sign Of "Au Pigeon" Then later the
sign changed 10 eau Pigeon Blanc
and for two centuries the inn was the
rendezvous Of the university students.
After 1870 the sign was taken down,
the Pigeon Blanc's hospitality ceased
and the house became the headquar-
tiers Of a Roman Catholic society. The
days Of its ecclesiastical Importance
are happily over. The inn becomes
the "Pigeon Blanc" once more, open
ing a new chapter Of its long history
under true Alsatian management
Christian Science Monitor.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
BusiIy scrubbing at a Coat.

absorption In her work, she Dumped
the fabric from her lap and hastened
into the kitchen. Her mother would
be due in half an hour anyway, per-
hapS before. Dinner was not started.
Lets see. oyster stew. And | have
to go out after the milk" Taking a
small! pail from it's hook, she inquired
Of nobody at all, "Now where's the
Govern" But that article eluded her
search. "Well, I'll have to go with
out it and mind my step, that's ALL"
Ten minutes later the hatless Rena
emerged from the grocery carefully
carrying the pail and, head down.
against the wind, hurried across the
street, turned the corner-and col
lied with a young man who was ap-
preaching from the opposite uirec-
ton. There were direful results. The
loose" milk 40 longer occupied the
pail. Most Of 1t spread out over the
dark OvercOat of the stranger, trick
ling thence TO the sidewalk.
"Oh," exclaimed Rena. "What in
blaZes-" began the young man. But
at this point he raised his head from
rueful contemplation of the coat,
looked at the embarrassed girl and
shifted to this remark: Its rather
a mess, isn't it,"
Rena was forced 10 agree. IL you'll
come up TO my mothers apartment,
I'll wipe it off with cold water, and
l don't think it will show"
1t has been said that the young
man looked at Rena, but 1t has not
been related what he saw; and it was
what he saw, quite as much rs the
desire to have his coat made respect
able again, that caused the stranger
to accept the invitation with alacrity.
Rena, with her laughing brown eyes
and abundant, glossy brown hair, was
easy to look upon.
Mrs. Browning, opening the door
of the Apartment 500 afterward.
heard laughing voices and followed
them to their source in the kitchen.
She beheld her daughter scrubbing ar
q coat busily while a young man with
the sort of light hAA that never stays
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
LURE TO THE ADVENTUROUS
Through All the Ages Man Has Dared
Every Danger In the Search for
Beautiful Things.

Now, a thing Of beauty that IS rare
and difficult to obtain seems ever to
have exercised an irresistible lure TO
adventurous man. To possess 1t he
will suffer the hardships of the high
est mountain climb, or risk the al
most certain dangers Of disease in
tropic Zones He will dare death at
the hands of savage enemies and pur-
u his quest far into the regions Of
unknown wilds.
Into the depths of shark-infested
cas- he dives with the hope of secur-
ing a lustrOus pearl. Then to the top
most Alpine peak he climbs for a rare
specimen OF the edelweiss. A glitter
ing jewel In an idols head may tempt
him TO invade the sacred precincts Of
an Indian temple, or a beautiful flow
er lure him far into the primeval for
ests of Brazil, Colombia or Peru.
To this spirit the civilized world
owes no only its greatest geographic
discoveries and important additions
to scientific knowledge, but to 1t is
also due the discovery Of many Of
natures choicest things Of beauty,
things whose practical value may be
bat slight, but whose appeal Is TO the
artistic and eSthetic senSe.-National
Geographic Society Bulletin.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
PEARLS Transformation.

For two or three years In the seas
Of Japan, the Antilles or the Indies,
at a depth of not more than ten or
twelve meters, the marvel known as
a pearl has It's birth, takes form and
grows in It's sheltered infancy. Their
there comes a day when suddenly, bru'
tally, something tragic and wonderful
happens. After the great excitement
of a rude unrooting, the pearl awakens
to daylight like the princess OF the
fairy tales. Passionate, mad eyes gaze
upon her. Perhaps, already, the divers
are killing each other over her. But
a master comes and assures her pro
lection, places her among companions
and with them surrounds her with a
thousand attentions by dint OF which
she loses that look Of extreme youth
and greenness which has fingered from
the ~sojourn In the ocean.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02

One of the most unusual features of
a japanese court to q stranger Is the
fact that each prisoner has his head
covered by a wicker mask, more like
an inverted waste-basket than any
thing else, the object Of which Is to
prevent recognition of the prisoner, to
permit him to hide his shame under
the disguise and, very possibly, to pre-
vent him from making Il bolt for lib
erty.
The sight Of a prisoner so arrayed is
CHASTITY, the mask bringing up the sug-
gestion Of the hangman's cap.
Once in the prisoners box, how
ever, the masks are removed, while
the prisoners sit with deeply bowed
heads In an attitude Of the utmost hu-
mility.-BOstOn Post.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
SIGNATURES to Treaty.

Signatures on treaties have become
easy to arrange now that the system
of alphabetical order Is followed, but
formerly the fight for precedence was
a cause Of grievous difficulty. The or.
der in which names appeared on treat
les used to be determined by the stat.
us Of the realms concerned. But this
device involves such interminable dis
putes that other systems were suggest
ed, and as long ago as 171S, at the sig
nature of the Quadruple alliance, each
power signed the first copy which was
TO remain in its own possession. Al
Aix-la-C hapelle, In 174S. the contract
Ing parties each signed n copy fol
each of the others. Finally, the pres
ent plan of alphabetical order FAC
cordlng to the French alphabet) was
adOpted.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
DRUG or MARVELLOUS POWER
Bayard Tayior's Description Of Sensa-
tons Under the Influence Of
hashish Is a Classic.

Hashish may be reckoned one Of
the most classic of all intoXicants.
HerodotuS, the Father of History
speaks Of its use among the ancient
ScythianS, and ii was doubtless the
drug referred TO by Homer as 1.-THE
assuager of grief" in the house of
Menelaus. Bayard Taylor's account
Of his sensations on first taking ii at
Damascus Is memorable. 1t put him
IN q state OF mental eXaltation where
in all sensations as they arose sug-
gested more or less coherent images
N n double form, one physical, the
other spiritual, and the latter reveal
lng itself in a series Of indeScribably
brilliant metaphors. A few minutes
after taking the drug he found him
self at the foot Of the Great Pyramid.
A wish instantly transported him to
rs summit, far above the palm groves
and wheat fields Of Egypt. Then, look
,ng down, he observed that the pyra-
gantic blocks Of plug" tobacco! For
, moment he writhed in a perfect par
oXySm of laughter at this ludicrOus
discovery. Then his senses were raw
shed with delicious perfumes, and
here came 10 his ears divine melodies
md harmonics such rs Beethoven
might have dreamed. Time and space
seemed vastly extended, SO that a min
lte seemed an hour and an hour a
rear. while his friends in the same
room with him seemed miles away, rs
though he were viewing them through
4 reversed telescope.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
PROVED CURVATURE OF EARTH
scientist Settled Disputed Question,
But Loser Proved Himself to Be
"Poor Sport"

1t will scarcely be believed that the
question of the shape of the earth
could ever have disturbed the peace
tul atmosphere Of the law courts. Yet
In 1879 the question, indirectly, indeed
lid come before three learned Judges.
and the case excited a deal Of inter-
est and Amusement. The circumstances
were as follows:
The plaintiff, one Hampden, enter.
tanned the opinion that the world was
not round, and issued an advertise
nent In a paper challenging philoso-
piers, divines and scientific professors
to prove contrary from Scripture, rea-
son or fact. He deposited $4,000 in q
bank, to be forfeited to anyone who
could prove to the satisfaction Of any
intelligent referee that there was such
a thing as a convex railway, canal or
lake.
The challenge was taken up by no
less q person than the late Prof. Alfred
Russell Wallace. who proved to the
satisfaction Of the referee the curva-
ture to and fro Of the Berford level
canal between Whitney bridge and
Welsh's dam (six miles) to the extent
Of five feet. more or less, and the ST.
500 was paid over to him.
But he did not keep 1t. The plain
tiff apparently began to see that he
was making a fool of himself. and
brought an action and recovered back
his deposit on the ground that the
whole affair vas a wager, and there
fore illegal.-Springfeld Republican.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
Loose Milk
~
BY DORA NOLAN
Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper ~Syrdicate.)

Mrs. Browning placed q severe
straw sailor on her head and snapped
the elastic under the heavy coils of
her brown hair. Then she buttoned
her trig tailored suit, carrying on at
the same time q conversation with
The next room.
"A morning like this makes me
wish some kind fairy would Change
this stiff chapeau into Il S%unbonnet
and this suit into an old dress and
sweater; then if she would cans
form my bag into a rake and whisk
me away TO Stonehill-oh what's the
use of wishing? But ! can just smell
that brown earth! CheeriO, Rena
Only two months more of grinding
the elements of Latin into those iib-
berty-gibberty girls heads! Well'-
with a sigh-"well have oyster stew
for dinner; don't forget, Rena, to run
over to the store and get a quart Of
pers 10 correct and won't be home
early
Rena, left alone, completed her
toilet and hurried out. She didn't have
far to CO., as her school was only
three blocks away. On opening the
street door a warm puff Of air struck
her in the face.
Mother isn't the only N who
would like to be at StOnehill today"
she s~OliloquiZed, land grimy-faced
kids get on ones nerves just as much
as high school girls. Poor kiddies -!
They ought TO be out playing in the
green fields themselves instead of in
the shadow of this ~eternally changing
elevated"
As often happens in the variable
month Of April, there was a decided
change in the temperature that after
noon. Rena walked home against a
chilly wind and decided that it would
be q good time to stay in and start
those gingham dresses for the coun-
try. Working on them would make the
approaching vacation seem more real.
Rena was intense by nature. What
she did she did with all her might.
CHANGING up at the clock after close
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
Novel Stunt in Advertising.

They are not so slow in Russia as
many of us imagine. An American re-
lates that while in Moscow before the
war he one day saw a crowd gathered
around a little fellow who vas bawl-
ing at the top of his lungs. Many
asked him what the trouble was, but
he kept on crying, and the crowd in
creased /; then all of a sudden he stop
ped and said In a clear, loud voice: u
am lost. Will somebody please take
me home to Ivan Tobinsky, the cham
pion clOthier of Moscow, who has a
full supply Of autumn O%vercOats. suits.
neckties, shirts. hats and umbrellas.
which he will sell cheaper than anyone
else In the city."-Boston Transcript
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
OAK MARKS VENERATED SPOT
Tree Planted Where Abraham Erect
ed Altar to the Lord Has Been
Carefully Preserved.

II Is recorded Hhat when Abraham
was promised the possession Of the
land of Canaan and was commanded
to walk through the land" he "re-
moved his tent, and came and dwelt
In The plain of Mamre, which Is in
Hebron. and built there an altar to
the Lord" This spot Is still marked
by a great oak, venerated alike by
Christian, Jew and Mohammedan. 1t
Is to this protection that one must
attribute its preservation in a region
cleared Of almost all trees by the i'm
provident Turk. The species is not
uncommon in Palestine and Major
Portal, while stationed at general head
quarters Of the British army there,
sent to Kew gardens a small box Of
acorns which were recognized as the
fruit of Abraham's tree. Sir Joseph
Hooker visited the spot in 1850 and
wanted to secure a specimen Of the
wood for Kew, but nc one would cut
Off a bough. 1t was only when the
snow, which visited Jerusalem in 1856
and which did not spare Hebron, had
broken down one Of the oaks branches
he was able to secure a portion Of it
which Is to be seen to this day in n
of the Kew museums. But a more
practical fame awaits the tree, for 1t
Is with 1t that the Syrian forests will
probably be rehabilitated in the bright
era which is dawning now that the
Turk no longer rules the land.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-02
Rocking Stones.

Rocking stones belong to a class OF
freak stones, familiar to biologists.
Some of these rocking stones are made
so by the force Of the wind which cuts
the dirt or sand out from under them
They are of harder material than the
dirt and stones which surround them.
So the harder remains after the soft
er or shifting material has been worn
away. Other rocking stones are left
BIZ the melting Of glaciers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
DOCTORS FIND
REMEDY FOR
COLDS AND FLU
CalotabS, the New NausealesS
Calomel Tablets. Cut Short
Colds and May Prevent Flu
BY Keeping Liver Active.

Physicians have learned from ex-
perience, during the epidemic of influ-
enza. that one of the most important
factors in the prevention of flu and
pneumonia is to keep the liver active
so that the digestive organs may be in
perfect working order and the system
thereby enabled to throw off colds,
check sore threats. and resist serious
complications. For this purpose they
have found that the new, nausealess
calomel tablets called Calotahs. are far
more effective even than the old style
ealomel, which was formerly the uni
yersal favorite, as Calotabs do no:
weaken the patient, nor interfere with
The appetite and digestion.
At the first sign of a cold or sore
throat, doctors recommend one Gallo
tab at bed time with a swallow of
water,-that's all. No salts. no nau-
sea, nor the slightest interference with
your diet, pleasure, or work. Next
morning you wake up feeling fine.
your liver is active, and your appetite
is keen for good breakfast.
For your protection Calotabs are
sold only in original sealed packages,
price thirty-five cents. All druggists
recommend and guarantee Calotabs.
Your money back if you are not de-
lighted with them.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
HEAR GAS ORDER COMPLAINTS.
Industrial Courts Discount Decision
Was Issued Prematurely.

The Kansas court of Industrial reia-
tons will listen to complaints Tuesday
against a proposed order by the court
establishing discounts for gas users
who fail to get a certain amount of
pressure. The order was prepared
several weeks ago and. thru-a Inisun-
Outstanding, was released before all
members of the court planned. y bill
empowering the old utilities commits
sion to fix discounts for consumers
who failed to get a certain amount of
gas pressure was passed at the last
regular session of the legislature. The
fixing of discounts and establishing of
minimum pressureS resulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24

today by Hilrs attorneys. According
to federal officers, Hill cannot lawfully
be tried by the federal courts in Kan
sas. Governor Allen refused to let
Arkansas extradite the negro after the
hearing before him Monday and Tues
day, and Hill was arrested on a federal
warrant, charged with conspiracy and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24

Hill, the negro wanted in Phillips
county, Arkansas, on charges of MUIR
der and melting riots not to issue the
warrant for the negroes removal to
Arkansas until the hearing. set for
April s, it was stated today. Mean
while, Hill is being held here in the
Shawnee county jail.
This information was made public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
Mrs. Humphrey Ward Dead.

impersonating a United States officer
when he was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
North Topeka Neus

Items for this column may be left at
Petro's drug store or telephone Eleanor
Kimbaii. 1881 after o'clock Other
hours. 1850.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24

London, March 24.-Mrs. Humphrey
Ward. the novelist, died of heart di-
sease today in London hospital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-24
WAIT ON HEARING
Judge Pollock Won't Order Hills Re-
moyaI Until April s.

Judge John c. Pollock. of the United
States district court. has made an
with attorneys for Robert
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-01
Not in His Line

An auto load of Dunkards came into
Winchester one day last week, and it
was noticeable that the motor of their
machine was knocking" They stopped
in front of the undertaking establish
ment of o. o. Fraze, which is next
door to the Hecker & Doyel garage.
One of the men left the machine and
went into the undertaker's office. think
ing it was the Office of the garage.
II would like for you to look at my
motor and see what's wrong with it,"
said the man.
st isn't dead, is it?' queried the
undertaken.
mo, it is still running" said the
Dunkard, whereupon the undertaken
replied: ''If it isn't dead we can't do
anything for it. This is an undertake
er's shop" The man was then directed
to the nearby garage.-Indianapolis
News.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-01
Cement From suear-Beet Waste.

A result of experiments in French
factories is the production of an ex-
cellent cement as by-product of beet
sugar refining. The first step in the
production of sugar from heets is boil
ing them. 1t has heretofore been GUS
tomary to throw away as yalueless the
scum formed ON the caldrons. But it
has now been discovered that this
scum contains large quantities of car
Donate of lime. 1t is estimated that
1000 tons of the carbonates can be
recovered from 10000 tons of beets.
To this quantity of the carbonate 1 100
tons of clay is added, the resultant
product being a good cement. The
beet scum is pumped into large reser-
voirs and allowed to evaporate for
certain length of time before being
mixed with the clay. 1t is then stirred
or beaten for an hour before being fed
into rotary ovens such as is used in
making Portland cement.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-01
PoIiteness Is Too Neglected.

Courtesy, Prof William Lyon
Phelps of Yale university is right in
saying that the young men of today
possess even a greater power of endur-
ance than their fathers. The war has
demonstrated that the luXuries of mod
ern life have not produced degenerate
race. Our own heroes of 1915 were no
more hardy than the young men in
Khaki today after six months of train
ing. The endurance of the modern sol
der is not alone matter of physique
or physical strength but of moral
stamina as well. What we need to
cultivate is not simply sturdy man
hood through military discipline, but
also to give cur boys and girls train
ing in courtesy. Military training
teaches obedience, a quality that our
youth sorely need to acquire, but we
need to instill into the minds of our
children in the public schools lessons
of politeness and respect for the
rights of others.
No other nation has neglected POI
likeness as we have done.-Leslie's.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-01
Hoe as freedoms Weapon.

We, the people of the United
States, in gardens assembled, might
Well be the beginning of new pre-
amble of American liberty, stating that
the people had decided to fight for
freedom with hoes. proclaiming to the
world the declaration that the welfare,
prosperity and happiness of this ma
ton are to be maintained: that the
freedom OF other peoples is to be guar
anteed against oppression" writes
Charles Lafhrop Pack. president of the
national war garden commission, in
the Peoples Home Journal.
This preamble could state that it
had been decided by san American
people armed with hoes" that they
would help to raise enough food to Win
the war. Every man in the army
would be doing his duty in the trenches;
of his own back yard or nearby WI
cant lot. The work in these trenches
is just as important as that in the
I front battle lines of Europe. 1t will
constitute as vital !; factor in the final
result
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-01
French Rainfall Statistics

The investigation of French rainfall,
as planned by the central meteorologi-
cal 'oftice. has been carried out for
portion of the country-the northwest
provinces. Maps of the average rain
fall for 80 years-1S51-1 9OO-have been
compiled. and comparison has been
made with the records of 16 stations in
France and across the border in adj
iacent countries. The leading rainfall
features for each month and for each
year have been summarized. A wide
variation over small patches of terri
tory is Indicated, and while the annual
precipitation is more than 40 inches Mt
very few stations, it is 4S inches in the
Monts d Arree, and only 90 to "a inches
in the basins of the Seine, the Loire
and the Disc. In nearly all parts of
she territory, the wettest month is Oc-
tober. The rainfall for this month eN-
ceeds -four inches in the country of
CauX. the department of the Manche,
the western part of Brittany and the
heights of Gatine, reaching the maxi
mum of six inches at Saussemesnil,
and the driest areas, with fall of two
to three inches are the middle valley
of the Seine the basin of the Eure,
and in the Beauce. The driest month
is February
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-01-01
Character Came First.

If you are to become capable and
efficient, desire, will, attention, con-
centration, purpose, discipline, ref1ec-
ton. analysis and research are eaah
an exercise to he diligently applied.
Wordsworth once resolved to make an
excursion to the mountains, and. in
spite Of protests, carried out his inten-
ton in the face of violent storm.
He gave as his reason that "the aban-
doning of a plan to avoid Il slight dis
comfort is dangerous to your charac-
ter"