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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
THE NEW HIRED MAN

A Pennsylvania farmer advertised
in the Baltimore Sun for farm hand
and received the following reply:
Dear Sirs: Having noted your ad
in the Sun, | will come up and look
over the field if you will advise me
what train you will meet. | expect
$40 per week, including board, work
ing strictly an eighthour day. be
long to a union and can neither milk
COWS nor hook up horses. Am an tx
cellent Judge Of good dairy stock and
only work among registered herds.
Am a very fine teamster, can d"Ne
only thoroughbreds. Also can run .
tractor in goor weather All fields
must first be cleared of stone and viii
run only on absolutely level land
Will expect the privilege Of using
your automobile one day every week
for research work in the adjaCe-t
county, thus making a speciality Of
soil physics OF course, you will bene-
fit by increased knowledge. If you
do not own a touring car of the seven
passenger variety, it is useless to re-
ply. Hoping you will be able to secure
my valuable services, | am very re-
spectfully yours, John j. Jones"
The farmers reply follows:
"Mr. j. Jones:
Dear Sir: We appreciate your kind
reply to our ad in the Sun, but are
afraid you are not progressive enough
to he considered candidate for & Job
on this farm. This is an up-to-date
place. Candidates for jobs here al
ways arrive by airplane. Your offer
to come up by railroad train shows
you are in the Rip Van Wrinkle class.
We have no use for any one twenty
years behind the times.
"As to an eight-hour day, we long
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

ago discarded such old-fashioned
methods. We run on an hourless,
wireless system. There are no hours
for work at all. Everything is hour
less and wireless. An operator de-
votes q few seconds to the utteranCe
Of a thought. The mere opening of
his mouth starts a disturbance in the
air that sets the wireless forces in mo-
ton That starts the invisible, irresst-
ible air waves and we have results
Under this system we do not pay by
the week or the month. We pay a
fixed rate per thought. Your valung
your services at so absurdly low a
figure as $40 per week indicates you
are not skilled labor, not skillful
enough TO achieve a thought.
"As TO our cows, they are all gradu-
ated from a college for the higher edu-
action OF COWS and do not have to be
MIXED No horses are TO be hooked
up here and We are even getting be-
yOnd the age of tractors. AirplaneS
are quicker and quite as efficient
1t is extremely painful to us to
have anyone think We could be guilty
of owning anything so out of date as
an automobile. We keep a fleet of
limousine planes with expert pilots
and mechanicians awaiting the pleas
ure of employees of this ultra, up-to-
date farm. Our stenOgrapher is away
at the moment on a little research
jaunt to the North Pole, researching
comparative temperatures so We may
decide whether to make hay on the
Fourth Of July or wait til the fifth. -
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
STATE NEWS

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Paul TOmmeraasen, 3-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Tommeraasen, liv.
ing ten miles northeast of Madison
met death one day last week when
the large door to the garage fell on
him and crushed him to death. He
had been accustomed to playing around
the garage and would open the door
and sit in the car. 1t is presumed
that in trying to open the door it fell
off it's track onto the little fellow and
his wagon.
DR.. Davis of Eagle Butte, has been
arrested and bound over to circuit
court on the charge of setting fire to
the Eagle Butte hospital. which build
ing burned to the ground last week
1t is alleged that DR.. Davis left the
hospital two hours before the fire was
discovered and that when he left he
took all of his tools and personal be-
Iongings
South Dakota is suffering great
deal heavier hail losses this year than
lOI ldSt year, Uul dS 50 many ldHu
owners exempted themselves from the
state hail insurance law, the loss is
scattered SO far as that fund is con-
cerned. Insurance Commissioner Van
Camp says that the fund will have to
meet heavier losses this year than last
year, but on account Of the exemp-
tions in territory which has been hit
by hail this year the fund will not be
called upon to pay the losses in many
cases. and will only have to meet that
portion which was not exempted.
Franklin D'Olier national command
er of the American Legion, will be
present at the South Dakota state con-
vention Of the American Legion to be
held at Watertown, August "a and 25.
c. J. Harris, state adjutant of the
Legion, was notified that the national
commander has accepted his invita-.
tion to honor the South Dakota legion
aires by his presence.
Lloyds, the English risk insurance
concern, will be out $4,000 because il
rained at Belle Fourche Monday the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15
OODOER IN ALFALFA

Would you kindly advise me as TO
what dodder is? Does it bother in
other fields than alfalfa when once
started, and then plowed up? | sub
mitted sample of alfalfa seed to you
which you say contains dodder. | pre-
sumed this was pure seed and had
already sOwn the seed as the party
from which l obtained the same had
raised it and said it was free from
nOxious weeds. | did not SOW a nurse
crop. What would you advise me to
do with this field pc. S., Codington
county, S. d.
Reply by DR.. A. n Hume. State
college agronomist: when the al
falfa comes up keep careful watch for
little vine that may twine around
the alfalfa, sending little tenacles in
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

creek which runs across the northern
and central portions of the county
in long curve, does not have a well
defined valley near its headwaters and
in such a year as present the water
which should flow in the channel
sweeps across the country generally
trying to find shorter course to the
Jim river than that of the old channel
and the plan comprises system OF
dykes TO prevent this overflow, and
bitches to carry surplus water from
the land which has been flooded for
the past couple Of years.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

to the alfalfa plant. If such a little
vine appears it may be dodder. II
the area is very small throw some
straw on it and burn it over. If it is
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-07-15

too large or much scattered, plow it
up and SOW over again. Dcdder is
persistent if once started in alfalfa,
but is easily driven out with rotations"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
RED CROSS EXTENDS
RELIEF TO POLAND

More than 100000 has been spent
by the American Red Gross In aiding
the stricken people OF Poland. Tho
organization has nursed the sick fed
the starving, clothed the naked, shelter.
ed the homeless, schoolsd the children
and cared for the orphans there. It has
conducted a relentless fight against
typhus, cholera and other terrible dis-
eases. So today millions Of men and
women in that resurrected nation
speak in grateful appreciation Of The
Greatest Mother in the World"
Nearly 200 American Red Gross
workers are o engaged in relief 40
tivities in Poland. -Four large relief
bases are In operation and eleven mo
bile units are in the field. Durtng the
last twelve months this oeeanination.
was largely Instrumental In Gs re-es-
~tablishment Of a million refugees at q
cost for general relief ok moso than
100000. Last winter one1balf mil
lion war orphans were aided material.
ly, and znoe then q series a hscs or
phanages have been established q i've
them permanent care.
But for American RED Gross cd, Of.
hciais Of Poland declared yeoent1x mil
lions Of people IN that COUNTRY vould
have persisted Of disease, e1,osurs OF
starvation the Last eighteen montha.
And the work there must be kept I'M
~ another year.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
RED CROSS RELIEF
in CENTRAL EUROPE

But for timely assistance of the
American Red Cross during the last
year, a large proportion of the 2o,oOO.-
600 population Of the Balkan States
might have starved or persisted from
disease or exposure. Six million dol
lars worth Of food, clothing and medi-
cal supplies have been sent to the Bal
kans-Roumania, Bulgaria, Albania.
Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Greece
since the beginning Of Red Cross re-
lief operations In Central Europe.
while millions Of dollars worth of food
alone has been sent to the needy in
these states.
The money expended by the Red
Cross In this stricken portion of Eu-
rope has been used to set UP HOSPITALS.
orphanages, d~ispensaries, mobile medi-
cal units and to help in the general re-
construction Of devastated areas. Amer
iican tractors and other farming imple-
ments have been sent to the agricul-
tural regions where aid has been civ.
en- in blowing the land.
BY the last Of this year probably
all American Red Cross agencies ad-
ministering relief IN Central Durope
will have withdrawn. BY that time, It
Is believed, the people will have an
preached a normal state Of living and
win be able through their own agencies
which the Red Gross has helped set
- - provide for thamsalvsa.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
AMERICAN RED CROSS
TO Give RURAL HELP
Program for Public Health and
Community Welfare Is Now
Well Under Way. "a

Rural communities and towns Of less
than 5000 population benefit in a very
large part by the public health and
community welfare work Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross. Almost all Of the
5000 Red Cross chapters have some
rural sections in their territory. There
fore the Red Cross Rural Service.
Briefly, the purpose Of Rural Serv-
Ice is to assist people to get out Of life
more health, wealth and happiness. In
this purpose public health instruction
and general educational progress of
both children and adults play a big
part.
Recreation is found to be n Of the
biggest needs in rural life. There is
lack Of sufficient play-life for the chill
dren and social life for the adults.
Picnics, pageants, debating clubs,
baseball leagues, community singing
and other social events which bring
the people Of surrounding communities
together have been organized and car
ried on under the guidance Of Red
Cross rural workers to great advan-
tage. In many instances solving rec
reational problems and getting people
together proves to be the awakening
Of the community to other conditions
which may be improved by united
action.
AS a result Of community organize
ton, townships in which there had
been neither plans nor interest in
community progress have been organ
lied to work together with the unified
purpose Of bringing their community
up to the most enlightened standards.
Lecture and musical entertainment
courses have been started as a result
Of community meetings, as well as cir
culat1ng libraries, Red Cross schools Of
instruction in Home Nursing, Care Of
the Sick and First Aid. In the larger
towns the need for restrooms and pub
lie comfort stations is being met. Play
grounds for the children have been
established and recreatlonal activities
worked out for the year.
In order that there may be concerted
effort in carrying IN the programs Of
the various welfare agencies in the
rural districts, Red Cross Rural Serv-
ice helps the organizations already on
the ground. The main object Of the
service is to lend a hand everywhere
and take the lead only where neces-
sary.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
JUNIOR RED CROSS
WORKING AT HOME
Production Of Sound American
Citizenship the First Aim,
l.. Says Dr.. Farrand. .sx

On the badge Of every member Of
the Junior Red Cross r the words
II Serve" That tells the story of the
school children's branch Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross and its efforts to bring
happiness to children throughout the
world.
Realizing that the time was
10 propitious as right now for teach
ing the highest ideals Of citizenship,
the entire present program Of the Jun
Tor Red Cross has been framed under
he very inclusive phrase, Training
for Citizenship Through Service" for
others. Since the Junior Red Cross Is
the agency through which the Ameri-
Red Cross reaches the schoolboys
and the schoolgirls, all its activities
ara designed to come within the regu-
lar school program, and without Great
Ing new courses Of increasing the num-
Der Of studies to lend Its aid In vttaliz-
ing the work Of the schools.
The thing that u needed" says DR..
Lytngston Earrand, Chairman Of thp
American Red Gross Central Commit
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
United s.:

tee, us not a perpetuati0n Of the Jun
Tor Red Cross, but the training and
breeding Of sound American citizenship
inspired by the true, fundamental
ideals Of sound democracy. One Of the
great conceptions in making the Red
Cross a contributor to better citizen
ship in our American democracy is the
realization that after all the sole hope
Of any nation Is with the children of
the country"
The plan Of organization Of the Jun
ior Red Cross makes the school-pub-
lie, p%arochial and prtvate:-the unit,
not the individual pupils. Mutual scrv-
Ice, helpful community work such as
cleanup campaigns, care Of the sick,
promotion Of health regulations, par
ticipation in civic and patriotic move
ments-all these creative agencies de-
signed to translate into life and action
the regular school program are parts
Of the machinery which the Junior Red
Gross places at the disposal Of the
school authorities.
Graded study courses giving prac-
teal methods Of civic training, supple
mented by pamphlets and helpful sug-
gesttons, are supplied to the local
schools by the Junior Red Cross. An
elaborate plan for promoting an inter
change Of correspondence between chill
dren In different sections Of the United
States as well as with children In for
edgp lands Is being devised and will
take a prominent place in the estab-
lshed classroom program.
In promoting the general cause Of
child welfare, Red Cross courses in
homo hygiene and car OF the sick,
first aid, and dieting may be estab-
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
FIRST AID TRAINING
TO men and women
American Red Cross Is Teaching
Hundreds of Thousands Life
Saving Methods.

The purpose OF instruction IN First
Aid to the injured offered BY the Amer
lean Red Cross Is to train men and
women to administer First Aid treat-
ment promptly and intelligently when
emergencies demand IT. First Aid
treatment Is not intended to take the
place Of a physicians service. A sur-
geon should always be summoned "a
a precautionary measure where there
is an injury Of any consequence, but
when one cannot be secured q few min
utes' delay may mean a fatality. In
such a case a person trained In First
Aid is invaluable not only to the In
dividual, but through him to the eom-
munity in which he lives.
There is perhaps no way Of aseer
tanning the number Of deaths or seri-
U disablements which result from
lack of proper safeguards pr prompt
emergency treatment. It Is safe to as
sert they number thousands daily.
There can be no doubt that the appli-
cation Of First Aid methods to each
lease would immeasurably tighten tbs
country's toll Of suffering and death.
The dissemination Of First Aid train
ing and information has already pro
duced q farreaching and benaacial. IN
duence In the prevention Of accidents
on railroads, in mines and In great in
dustrial concerns.
The benefit Of a widespread knowI
edge Of First Aid In the event Of q
great disaster, such as a train wreck,
an explosion, an earthquake, etc, Ia
obvious. Laymen who have had First
Aid training can render efficient az
sistance. Many lives may depend upon
such emergency care.
Red Cross First Aid work indudes
(1) the formation and conduct through
Red Cross chapters, Of classes tor In
struction In accident preventaen and
First Aid to the injured among men
and women in all communities end in
every industry; (2) the Introduction Of
courses Of instruction in high schools
and colleges.
The Red Cross is prepared TO supply
First Aid books and equipment at raa,
sonable prices.
Every person In this country able to
do so should, in hts own interest. 70
ceive Red Cross First AID instruction,
Information about the course and In
struction classes may be had ct the
nearest chapter headquarters.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
JUNIOR RED CROSS
ACTIVE IN EUROPE

Garden seeds for Polish orphans,
milk for anaemic Greek babies, car
penters' tools for Czecho-Slovakian
cripplestthese are only a few Of the
gifts that young Americans are send
Ing to the war-crushed children Of the
Old World.
Through the Junior Red Cross the
boys and girls of the United States
are giving a fresh start in life to little
war orphans scattered all over Europe.
They have set up orphans homes in
France, school colonies in Belgium and
Montenegro, and day schools in Al
bania.
They are sending dozens Of young
Syrians, Montenegrins, and Albanians
to American colleges in Constantincple
and Beirut, and maintaining more than
a hundred orphans Of French soldiers
at colleges and trade schools. In or
phanages and farm schools up and
down the peninsula Of Italy there are
nearly 500 wards Of American Juniors.
Last winter a thousand French chill
dren from the inadequate shelters Of
the devasted regions were sent by the
Junior Red Cross to spend the cold
months In warmer parts Of France.
At the same time five thousand little
Belgtans were having a hot lunch every
day at Junior Red Cross school can.
teens.
American school children have al
ready raised something like a million
dollars TOR these enterprises, and they
are still hard at work.
In China, through campaigns Of ed
ucation, the Junior Req Cross is help
Ing to combat widely prevalent blind
ness and cholera.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
IN all Junior Red Cross Aux

l1shed In all Junior Red Cross Aux
iliaries.
The ideals and the objective Of the
Junior Red Cross are embodied in the
pledge of'service which the pupil takes
when he signs the membership roll and
pins IN his coat the Juniors badge.
The pledge which binds together serv-
ice and citizenship reads:
"We will seek in all ways to live up
to the ideals Of the Junior Red Cross
and devote ourselves to It's service.
1--WE will strive never to bring dis
credit to this, our country, by any un-
worthy act.
"We will revere and obey our coun-
try's laws and d" e'r best to inspire a
like reverence obedience in those
about us.
"We will endeavor in all these ways,
as good citizens, to transmit America
greater, better and more beautiful than
she was transmitted to u.s."
At the foundation Of this school pro-
gram Of the Junior Red Gross Is q
great love for Americas children.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
Monster Plane Shells.

In the early period of the world war
the bombs used b. a:rplanes weighed
20 pounds, but toward the close of
the conflict the largest weighed q ton
and a half.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02
Looking for Trouble.

"Can't the lady find what She
wantsT asked the loorwalker.
Il think she came in here to find
1ault"@Louisville COuricr-Journal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-09-02

Select your tires ac-
cor6in9 to the roads
they have TO travel:
n sandy or hilly coun-
!. wherever the going
is apt to he heavy-The
y. S. Noboy.
For ordinary country
roads-The U. 6. Chain
or Usco.
For front wheels
The u. S. Ciain.
For best resultc-
everywhere-U. S.
Roya! Cords.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-16
Have You a Little Coat?

Ever see the Mexican coat? At the
present lime there is 10 mounted
specimen of this animal ON exhibition
in the United States National mn-
scum, and there are very few reliable
cuts of it exfant, writes DR.. II. w.
Shufeldt in the American Forestry
Magazine of Washington. The coat
has long and flexible snout. and the
general elongation of the body ard
tail. II is about the size of a large
cat and it is said il has a habit of
gnawing off ifs tail at the root; but
the writer cannot in any way vouch
for this. The coats are excellent
climbers. and they feed upon honey.
Insects. eggs. various fruits and vege-
tables. small quadrupeds, aud prob
ably upon other animals.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-16

they would fain have us believe,
but simply because their brains
did not ftfily develop. OF course
no amount Of knowledge viii give
generosity and intelligence to a
man who has none. On The con-
trary. it will set his pettiness in
greater contrast, i'll the same way
that wealth. makes mediocrity
more conspicuous.
Science can neither produce nor
efface mediocrity Tor this IS es-
sentiaIly a condition Of the heart.
Have you ever asked yourself
why some men appear small how
cYer much they may accomplish
Is il due to the bind injustice Of
fate. or would the reason not
rather be that their hearts are
small. that tirey lack imagination
and sympathy that they are too
sclf-centered. too cunning. too
jealous, (Of ali the symptoms 81
fnediocrity, jealousy IS perhaps
the one that goes deepest) On
the contrary. 4 warm heart, a
ready sympathy. will save any
one. however small, from medioc
rity. When a man has a big
heart everything that he does is
bigger. and he IS likely to receive
full credit FOR his smallest
achieyenients when his heart IS
shallow he manages TO spoil ev-
erythins. even his accidents OF
generosity From Secret His
tory" By George Sarton. in the
February Scribner.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-16
BLOWN FROM GATORS MOUTH
Swimmers Presence Of Mind Saved
Him From Particularly
g Horrible Death.

In the spring of 1850 when / was
learning how 70 grow and cure coffee
and pepper In tile snlfarate of Johore.
writes contributor 70 tie Wide
World Magazine, the plantation iiai-
ager and / one evening rowed across
the river tosa new clearing 10 see how
the work progressed We wore our
swimming clothes. and as W. drew
into the beach dropped overheard.
had been swimming Tor a short
time when suddenly Was graSped 10y
the waist and fling into the mir. The
next moment ! discovered that / was
the prey of an alligator that had mis-
judged its grip. When fell back into
the water the brute CLOSED his jaws
on my right leg and shook ii a. If try
ing TO wrench il of.
The manager and the coolies came
running IN the edge of the water, bar
the manager dared not use his rifle
lest he should shoot nae, ~ launch tie
boat lest my captor should carry me
OFF.
Suddenly an idea came 10 me. Bend
ing forward | pushed my right hand
into the aliigator's throat and CROPPED
among the hot. soft folds of flesh.
Managing to get grip on them, ]
pulled with all my strength The tiesh
in my hand hardened. then the brute
choked, gave Il cough like blast from
am air valve, and literally blew me out
of his mouth. Needless TO say | lost
no time in reaching the shore. My
right leg WAS so badly injured that
could not stand. and the coolies Ind
to carry me to the managers hunga-
low
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-02-16
Made Her Name Famous.

TO be an influence in Il great life is
great thing. Miss Mary Berry. who
died in London in 1892, was the last
link between the closing eighteenth
century and the mid-Nictorian e.a.
She was an alIthoreSS ard giuried in
being tie correspondent OF Horace
WalpoIe Indeed, this celebrated gen
tlcman made her Il fervenl offer Of his
heart and his hand. but Miss Mary
Berry decliied the honor With her
sister she took Up her abotlc at Twick
enham, near Strawberry Hin, Wal
poles estate. 1t was Miss Mary Berry
who prevailed upon Waipole to give to
the world his famous "reminiscences
of the Courts OF George |. aud IL"
Brave as Il lion, Size defended the
name of Walpole before the savage
attacks OF Macauuy in the Edinburgh
Review. We owe 10 her some OF the
most charming Letters of Walpole."
Chicago Journal.